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Governor Ivey Gives Severe Weather Update
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday, March 19, 2018 joined State Meteorologist Jim Stefkovich and AEMA Executive Operations Officer Jeff Smitherman to give an update on the threat of potential …
Governor Ivey Releases Statement on Tonight’s Severe Weather Damage
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement about damage around Alabama caused by tonight’s severe storms. “There has been significant damage tonight in parts …
Governor Ivey’s Statement on Michael Eggers Execution
MONTGOMERY – Michael Wayne Eggers has been executed for the 2000 murder of Bennie Francis Murray. After being notified that Mr. Eggers’ sentence had been carried out, Governor Kay I…
Governor Ivey Announces App Challenge
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, during the Computer Science Education Summit on Wednesday, announced the “Governor’s App Challenge.” This will be a statewide computer scien…
Governor Ivey Signs Middle-Class Tax Cut Bill
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Del Marsh, which provides the largest tax break in more than a decade to middle-class Alabamians…
Governor Ivey Comments on I-10 Bus Crash Carrying Texas High School Band
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement about the fatal bus crash on I-10 in Baldwin County, Alabama. “I have spoken with my friend Texas Governor Greg Abbot…
Governor Ivey Joins Truck & Wheel for Grand Opening
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Friday joined Truck & Wheel Group for the grand opening of their new Vance facility. This $35.2 million investment will go to create at least 74 new jo…
Alabama’s January Unemployment Rate is 3.7%; Sets New Record Low Nearly 40,000 Fewer People Counted as Unemployed
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.7%, down from December 2017’s revised rate of 3.8%, …