Gov. Kay Ivey

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Three Alabamians recognized at White House during Black History Month event

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington and Gov. Kay Ivey’s Minority Affairs Director Nichelle Nix were among 350 guests selected to attend a reception hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in honor of Black History Month. The event Thursday evening honored the extraordinary contributions of African-Americans across the country. Ivey … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 25, 2019

Poll: Alabamians split on whether to raise gas tax for infrastructure investment

Alabamians are split on whether to raise the state’s gas tax to fund investments in road and bridge infrastructure. A poll conducted Feb. 8 through 12 shows Alabamians divided on the issue. About 45 percent of respondents said the state should increase fuel taxes to pay for investments, while 48 percent said the state should … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 22, 2019

Opinion

Ivey wants money for roads and bridges, so does Trump

“All in,” is how one member of Gov. Kay Ivey’s inner-circle describes the governor’s commitment to revitalizing Alabama’s aging infrastructure. In many ways, Ivey is echoing President Donald Trump’s pledge to, “[B]uild gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land.” The president vows to oversee, “the biggest and boldest infrastructure investment … Continued

Bill Britt

February 21, 2019

Ivey proposes smart on crime solutions to state prison problems

Alabama’s aging and dangerous prisons have been a topic of legislative discussion for 30 years with little accomplishment. If Gov. Kay Ivey succeeds in building three new men’s facilities, it will amount to a generational change in how the state addresses inmate detention. By focusing primarily on the initiative’s price tag, many critics and temperate … Continued

Bill Britt

February 20, 2019

Ivey awards funds to help fight against opioids and other drugs in Alabama

Gov. Kay Ivey granted a total of $386,207 to the Department of Forensic Sciences to help fight the use of opioids and other illegal drugs in the state of Alabama. The awards will assist the department in purchasing two substance analyzers that will be able to efficiently identify prescription and illegal drugs being used, which … Continued

Mikayla Burns

February 20, 2019

Opinion

Everyone is going to pretend that Steve Marshall didn’t break the law

Steve Marshall is going to get away with it. In a response to questions from APR, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said this week that it won’t be moving forward with an investigation into Attorney General Marshall’s questionable campaign contributions that appeared to violate Alabama’s ban on political action committee transfers. Instead, Ivey said she “welcomes … Continued

Josh Moon

February 18, 2019

Opinion

Analysis | Ivey to build prisons come hell or legislative high water

Gov. Kay Ivey is going to build three new high-level security prisons to house the state’s most violent offenders and those inmates who are plagued by infirmities and mental illness. Ivey will build these three new correctional facilities come hell or legislative high water because it is right, not because it’s popular. It’s about time … Continued

Bill Britt

February 13, 2019

Opinion

What we could be versus what we are

At a remarkable press conference today, Gov. Kay Ivey announced a massive spending plan that invests in the people of Alabama and draws on practices from the most successful areas of our state and country. All told, the state will spend nearly a billion dollars on a combination of initiatives, including investments of over $500 … Continued

Josh Moon

February 13, 2019

Opinion

A little diversity could have saved everyone from a lot of blackface embarrassment

Diversity is important. If nothing else, I’ve learned that much from the last week-plus of debates over blackface. Chances are, if the governor of Virginia or any of these other white people had found themselves an actual black friend — and not the fake one they drag out as a human shield when they say … Continued

Josh Moon

February 12, 2019

Alabama executes Muslim inmate after Supreme Court overturns stay

Alabama performed its first execution of 2019 following a legal back and forth over whether the inmate could be put to death without a chaplain of his faith in the chamber. The state executed Dominque Ray, a Muslim inmate who had appealed to federal courts after the state refused to allow an imam to be … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 8, 2019