Press Releases

Alabama completes 2020 Census with 99.9 percent household response
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey — alongside the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Counts! — today announced final participation results of Ce…

Governor Ivey Announces $1.5 Million ARC Grant to Fortify Skills of Alabama’s Workforce
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey, along with the Appalachian Regional Commission, have announced a $1.5 million grant to put Alabama’s workforce on the fast track to meet the growing …

Governor Ivey Announces Light Up Friday Nights Campaign
MONTGOMERY – Today, Governor Kay Ivey called on Alabamians to pay tribute to health care heroes for their continued efforts in fighting the COVID-19 virus. In her proclamation, the go…

Governor Ivey Announces Global Resources to Invest $9.5 Million in Alabama Medical Manufacturing Venture, Creating 70 Jobs in Dothan
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Global Resources International plans to invest $9.5 million to open a medical manufacturing company in Dothan, creating 70 jobs…

Governor Ivey Issues Amended Safer at Home Order
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her eighteenth supplemental emergency proclamation containing an amended Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirem…

Alabama Awarded Over $17.8M Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Alabama has been awarded $17,827,178.11 to provide opportunities for Alabama workers that have been displaced by COVID-19 to d…

Governor Ivey Announces Federal Assistance for Alabama Hurricane Survivors Tops $11 Million
MONTGOMERY – Governor Ivey on Monday announced that Hurricane Sally survivors in Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties have been approved for more than $11 million in federal disaster…

Governor Ivey Announces Creation of the Alabama Family Central Website
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the creation of Alabama Family Central a comprehensive, easy-to-use web and mobile destination that offers parents and families, g…

Governor Ivey Awards $35 Million in CARES Act Funds for Alabama Health Care and Emergency Response Providers Grant Program
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to establish the Alabama Health Care and Emergenc…

Governor Ivey Announces Creation of the Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday via Executive Order 722 established the Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Alabama Department of C…