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President Trump approves request for disaster assistance

Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that President Trump approved a major disaster declaration in response to the severe weather and tornadoes that occurred March 19, 2018. The federal disaster assistance is designed to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah, and St. Clair counties. Public Assistance provides city and county governments … Continued
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April 30, 2018

Ivey announces $1.5 million in Homeland Security grants

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that first responders from across the state will receive Homeland Security grants totaling $1.5 million. “Homeland Security is hometown security,” Ivey said Monday. “Our first responders are the first line of defense for Alabama. As such recent events as hurricanes that swept through the Southeast … Continued
November 22, 2017

Trump declares five counties disaster areas

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced on Thursday that President Donald J. Trump (R) declared a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama as a result of Hurricane Nate. This federal declaration is in response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s major disaster request on October 30. The Federal Emergency Management … Continued
November 20, 2017

President Trump approves Gov. Ivey’s request for Presidential Disaster Declaration

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Monday, President Donald Trump approved Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the state of Alabama. The president declared that an emergency exists in the state of Alabama and ordered federal assistance to supplement existing response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Irma … Continued
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September 12, 2017

Trump has Alabama “covered” for Irma

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The phone rang early in the Alabama governor’s mansion Sunday morning. President Donald Trump was calling. Gov. Kay Ivey said Trump called twice on Sunday to assure her that he had “Alabama covered” in case of issues with Hurricane Irma. Asked by Ivey what that meant, she said Trump … Continued
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September 11, 2017
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A hurricane season gone bad

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What had been a fairly quiet hurricane season is no more. With Category 5 Hurricane Irma churning in the Atlantic and heading for Florida, along with the recent Category 4 Hurricane Harvey that devastated southeastern Texas, our hurricane season is likely to be one for the records. I grew … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Alabama offers assistance to Texas in Hurricane Harvey efforts

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 28, 2017, Alabamians and their leaders respond to the crisis in Texas following the flooding created by Hurricane Harvey. Alabama Governor Ivey authorized the Alabama National Guard to Assist in Hurricane Harvey efforts.  Upon a request from the National Guard Bureau, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has authorized … Continued
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August 29, 2017

Governor Requests FEMA Assistance for 39 Counties

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Christmas is when we build memories from interacting with our families. Christmas 2015 will be best remembered by many in Alabama for the amount of rain and in many cases for the flooding that came with that deluge. On Wednesday, January 13, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is asking for … Continued
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January 19, 2016