Press Releases

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…

Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for House District 21
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a proclamation to set the special election dates for Alabama House District 21. Governor Ivey set the primary for Tuesday, January 9, 2…

Governor Ivey Announces Alabama to Join FirstNet First Responder Network
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the state’s public safety com…

President Trump Approves Governor Ivey’s Request for Presidential Emergency Declaration
MONTGOMERY – President Donald Trump on Sunday approved Governor Kay Ivey’s request for a Presidential Emergency Declaration for the State of Alabama. The President declared that an…