Governor Kay Ivey (AL)
Recent News About Governor Kay Ivey (AL)
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Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for House District 16
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 16.
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Governor Kay Ivey Announces State Settlement in Case of Bibb County Deputy Sheriff Brad Johnson
Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that the State of Alabama will pay $1 million* – the maximum amount allowable under State law – to the two daughters of Bibb County Deputy Sheriff Bradley Johnson, who was fatally shot in the line of duty just over a year ago.
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Governor Ivey Announces Four Alabama Metro Area Unemployment Rates Remain Among Lowest in the Nation
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that four of Alabama’s metropolitan areas are ranked among the lowest in the nation in unemployment for May 2023.
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Alabama Set to Receive $1.4 Billion to Expand Access to Broadband
Governor Kay Ivey announced on June 26, 2023, Alabama will receive $1.4 billion from the U.S. Department of Commerce to boost ongoing efforts to expand broadband access to unserved areas.
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Governor Ivey Announces Secretary Marty Redden to Retire, Taps Daniel Urquhart to Lead OIT
On June 23, 2023, Governor Kay Ivey announced Alabama Office of Information Technology (OIT) Secretary Marty Redden is set to retire after 16 years of dedicated service to the state of Alabama.
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Governor Ivey Announces Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. Plans $232 Million Micro-Reactor Assembly Plant in Gadsden, Creating 250 Jobs
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, (USNC) a Seattle-based company that’s expanding micro-reactor technologies, plans to invest $232 million to locate a facility in Gadsden to produce its industry-leading Micro-Modular Reactor.
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Governor Ivey Announces New First Class Pre-K Classrooms in 30 Counties, Providing Seats for Over 1,200 Children
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Alabama First Class Pre-K program.
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Governor Ivey Announces May Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at Record Low 2.2%; Total Jobs at Record High
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate is 2.2%, unchanged from April’s rate and remains a record low, and below May 2022’s rate of 2.5%. May’s rate represents 51,445 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 51,448 in April and 57,866 in May 2022.
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Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for House District 55
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 55.
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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 342, Expanding Alternative Certification Pathways for New Alabama Teachers
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed House Bill 342, which expands access to high-quality alternative certification pathways for new Alabama teachers in order to address ongoing teacher shortages.
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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 77, Helps Small Businesses Succeed
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed House Bill 77, making good on her promise to help small businesses in Alabama.
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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Metro Areas Among the Lowest Unemployment Rates in the Nation
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that all twelve of Alabama’s metropolitan areas are ranked among the lowest metropolitan unemployment rates in the nation for April 2023.
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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Claims Silver Shovel Award for 2022 Economic Development Successes
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Area Development, a national business publication, has selected Alabama for its Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state’s economic development successes during 2022.
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Governor Ivey Further Defends Alabama Values, Signs Senate Bill 261
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday further defended Alabama values by signing Senate Bill 261.
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Governor Ivey Delivers Another Pay Raise to Alabama Teachers
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced she is delivering another pay raise to Alabama teachers, marking a total increase of 15 percent during her time as governor.
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Governor Ivey Signs Historic Education Trust Fund and General Fund
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the state’s budgets, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund and its supplemental.
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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 379, Secures Alabama’s Lands
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which was sponsored by Representative Scott Stadthagen in the House and carried by Senator David Sessions in the Senate.
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Governor Ivey Takes Another Step to Protect Women’s Sports, Signs House Bill 261
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed House Bill 261 which limits transgender students to playing sports in public colleges and universities only with their biological sex.
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Ivey responds to ESPN: Bill bans 'biological MEN from playing on FEMALE sports teams’
Gov. Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) said a bill she signed last week prohibits men from competing on women's collegiate sports teams, in response to an ESPN tweet saying the bill would place a prohibition on "transgender women."
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Governor Ivey Commends Armed Services Committee, Reiterates Blatant Fact Huntsville is Rightful Home for Space Command Headquarters
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday issued the following statement: