Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey

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Alabama’s student government presidents join to drive blood donations

Thousands of planned blood drives across the country were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, so a group in Alabama is working to help people safely donate to save lives. Higher Education Partnership, a Montgomery-based nonprofit that advocates for state universities, partnered with student government association presidents from Alabama’s 14 public universities in an effort … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 24, 2020

Opinion

We have the smarter governor

The economy is a wreck. That’s true. Some believe this will be the worst recession since the Great Depression. We had that one already, in 2008 and 2009. Guess what? A Democratic Party president, and a black man at that, cleaned up that mess and set off the longest economic boom in recent memory. That … Continued

Joey Kennedy

April 23, 2020

Ivey says her “stay-at-home” order remains in effect until April 30

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her closures of non-essential businesses and stay-at-home order will remain in effect until April 30, brushing back calls from some to immediately open businesses and lift social-distancing restrictions. “I’m as eager as anybody to get our economy back open spinning on all cylinders again,” Ivey said at a press … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 21, 2020

Two new COVID-19 testing sites in Adamsville, Montgomery

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced two new COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Adamsville and Montgomery. The two sites, supported by Walmart and Quest Diagnostics, will be available to anyone who has symptoms of the virus, as well as health care workers and first responders, according to a press release by Ivey’s office on Thursday. … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 16, 2020

Deadline extended for Alabama prison bids due to coronavirus

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that because of the COVID-19, she’s giving a two-week deadline extension for submission of proposals to build then lease three new prisons to the state. Those proposals had been due by April 30 but the two developer teams – Alabama Prison Transformation Partners and CoreCivic – will have until … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 7, 2020

Governor: More than 200 health care workers infected with COVID-19

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday at a press conference that 200 health care workers in the state have contracted COVID-19. The governor reported that number while announcing a new statewide stay-at-home order that will go into effect on Saturday, April 4, at 5 p.m. It will remain in effect until April 30. “Those people … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 3, 2020

Opinion

Ivey gets serious about coronavirus. Finally

Finally. For the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began in Alabama a couple of weeks ago, Gov. Kay Ivey finally, on Friday, seemed to grasp both the gravity of the situation and her role in it. Finally. Up until Friday, Ivey had resisted calls for more restrictive guidelines barring Alabamians from moving about the … Continued

Josh Moon

March 27, 2020

Schools will remain closed for the remainder of year, in-home instruction planned

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that schools statewide would remain out for the remainder of the school year as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Ivey declared a state of emergency on March 19 and closed schools through April 6. “We had hoped at that time we would be taking these cautious … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

March 26, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey extends tax filing deadline until July 15

Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Revenue announced Monday an extension of the state income tax filing due date until July 15. “Taxpayers can also defer state income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed,” Ivey’s office said in a … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

March 23, 2020

“It’s their choice. Individual freedom:” Alabama beaches to remain open for now

The Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism president said that the families and college students at Alabama’s beaches this week are there by “individual choice.” As beaches in some parts of Florida closed in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Alabama’s coastline this week remained busy. Photos shared widely on social media show … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

March 18, 2020