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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Exports Set New Record in 2017
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama exports reached a record $21.7 billion in 2017, powered by rising overseas shipments of products such as automobiles, a…
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Governor Ivey Expedites Signing of Bill as Part of Toyota-Mazda Incentives Package
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 98, providing authority to counties to abate rollback ad valorem taxes for certain projects that qualify for the …
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Governor Ivey Announces State Moves Closer to Managing Recreational Fishing for Red Snapper for Next Two Years
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted Thursday to allow each of the five Gulf states to manage recreational fishi…
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Governor Ivey Announces New Policy Initiatives as Part of “Strong Start, Strong Finish”
BIRMINGHAM – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced new policy initiatives as part of her “Strong Start, Strong Finish” education initiative. In order to increase academic achi…
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Governor Ivey Awards More Than $10.5 Million in CDBG Funds for Improvement Projects in 28 Alabama Communities
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday awarded more than $10.5 million in Community Development Block Grants to assist 28 Alabama towns and cities in improving their communities. …
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Governor Ivey Urges Employers to Hire Veterans; Apply for Federal Designation
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey joined U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington in urging employers to recruit and employ Alabama’s vet…
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Governor Ivey Awards More Than $6.3 million in Community Development Block Grants
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday awarded more than $6.3 million in Community Development Block Grants to assist 26 Alabama towns, cities and counties in improving their com…
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Governor Ivey Appoints Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim of Dothan to the Alabama Supreme Court
MONTGOMERY – Today, Governor Kay Ivey appointed Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim to fill a vacancy on the Alabama Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Glenn Murdock. “In a…
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Governor Ivey Announces $2.5 Million Grant for Alabama Aviation College Expansion
OZARK – Governor Kay Ivey announced that Enterprise State Community College will receive $2.5 million dollars to expand the Alabama Aviation College in Ozark. The funds are part of th…
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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Has Record Number of People Working in December
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that 2,093,063 people were counted as employed in December, the most ever recorded. This number is up from November’s count of 2…