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Ivey completes first round of cancer treatment

Gov. Kay Ivey successfully completed her first treatments for an isolated cancerous malignancy in her lung on Friday, Sept. 20 at UAB Medical Center. Ivey’s spokesperson Gina Maiola announced that the outpatient procedure “went well and as planned,” and that Ivey, was back in Montgomery and “looks forward to returning to her regular schedule.” Ivey … Continued
September 23, 2019

Ivey announces that she will undergo treatment for cancer

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday she has cancer and will have an outpatient procedure performed at the University of Alabama medical center in Birmingham. That will be soon followed by radiation treatments. The governor insisted that she will be able to continue to serve as governor and that the treatments will have a minimal … Continued
September 20, 2019

Alabama leaders express thoughts and prayers for Kay Ivey as she begins cancer treatments

On Thursday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey revealed that she has a malignancy in her lung and that treatment will begin today with outpatient surgery at UAB followed by radiation treatments. Alabamians have reacted to the news with prayers and well wishes for the popular governor. Ivey is the First Republican woman governor in state history … Continued
September 20, 2019

Gov. Ivey to begin cancer treatments, expects full recovery

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that she has cancer and will begin undergoing treatment. She said in a statement that doctors expect her to make a full recovery.  “Within the past few weeks, during a routine exam, my longtime family physician discovered a spot on my lung that was unusual,” said Ivey, who will … Continued
September 19, 2019

Governor awards grant to criminal justice professionals to better serve domestic violence victims

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded an $80,000 grant to provide increased services to domestic violence victims across Alabama.  The grant, provided to the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services, will make training programs available to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, staff at domestic violence shelters and other criminal justice personnel who work with domestic violence cases. A … Continued
September 18, 2019

Elliott suggests his removal from transportation committee by Ivey was act of retaliation

State Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Fairhope, suggested that Gov. Kay Ivey’s decision to remove him from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II committee yesterday was an act of retaliation against him for opposing the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project.  Ivey’s office confirmed yesterday that State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, will take … Continued
September 10, 2019

Republicans resist Alabama NAACP call for Ivey to resign

On Thursday, Alabama NAACP President Bernard Simelton called on Gov. Kay Ivey to resign from office after it was revealed that Ivey had performed a skit in blackface and overalls making fun of poor Black sharecroppers crawling around on their knees for cigar butts while she was a college student at Auburn University during the … Continued
September 4, 2019

Ivey approves sending National Guard support to Florida as needed

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that she has approved the Alabama National Guard sending up to 50 support personnel to Florida, should the need arise from the then approaching Hurricane Dorian. “Alabamians believe in neighbors helping neighbors, and we stand ready to support the Floridians however we can,” Governor Ivey said. “Alabama is familiar with … Continued
September 2, 2019

Governor admits to blackface incident, offers apology

An audio tape over 50 years ago shows that as an Auburn student Gov. Kay Ivey attended a party dressed in blackface. “I have now been made aware of a taped interview that my then-fiance, Ben LaRavia, and I gave to the Auburn student radio station back when I was SGA Vice President,” said Ivey in … Continued
August 29, 2019

Alabama opens economic development office in Germany

Alabama has opened up shop in Germany, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced Monday.  The Alabama Department of Commerce’s business development office in Stuttgart, Germany, aims to attract German investments in the Yellowhammer state.  The office opened earlier this month and is being directed by German businessman Christopher Doerr, who is CEO of Innoteque Solutions in … Continued
August 28, 2019