Press Releases
Governor Ivey Announces $1.5 million in Local Homeland Security Grants
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced first responders from across the state will receive Homeland Security grants totaling $1.5 million. The grants will provide sheriff…
Alabama’s October Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low 3.6%
State Records Fewest Number of Unemployed People in History MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployme…
President Trump Declares Major Disaster for Five Alabama Counties as a Result of Hurricane Nate
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump declared a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama as a result of Hurricane Nate. This federal…
Governor Ivey Announces Director of Alabama Fusion Center Receives National Director of the Year Award
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey is pleased to announce the director of the Alabama Fusion Center (AFC) on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Alexandria, Va., received this year’s National Fusion…
Governor Ivey Promotes Veterans Day through Proclamation and Executive Order
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday proclaimed Saturday, November 11, 2017 as Veterans Day in the state of Alabama and signed Executive Order 712 expanding the purpose of the …
Governor Ivey Announces Free Alabama State Park Entry for Veterans
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that, in conjunction with the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, entry into A…
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama as First State to Roll Out Nationally Recognized Manufacturing Credentials at Every Community College
BIRMINGHAM – Governor Kay Ivey, while speaking at the Southern Automotive Conference Friday, announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), through a partnership with the…
Governor Ivey Welcomes 50 New Jobs at Briggs & Stratton’s Auburn Facility
AUBURN – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. plans to begin production of Vanguard big block V-twin engines at its Auburn location i…
Governor Ivey Announces Grant to Improve Workforce Development
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices has chosen Alabama as one of six states to participate in a policy…
Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Lowest in History at 3.8%
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.8%, down from August’s rate of 4.2%, and well bel…