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Sources: Ivey chief of staff set to resign

Steve Pelham, the chief of staff to Gov. Kay Ivey, is planning to resign from that position later this week, multiple sources close to the governor’s office have told APR. Pelham is expected to take a job in the Auburn University president’s office, working directly for university President Steven Leath. He will remain with Ivey’s … Continued
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January 15, 2019

Former Gov. Bentley to attend Ivey inauguration and gala

Former Gov. Robert Bentley received an invitation to Gov. Kay Ivey’s inauguration ceremony and the formal party that follows later in the evening, according to a source close to both Bentley and Ivey. “Not only is he going to the inauguration, he has dusted off his tuxedo for the big gala,” said sources in the … Continued
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January 12, 2019

Sexual misconduct allegations at Department of Corrections kept from public by bureaucracy

A top official at the Alabama Department of Corrections was allowed to retire quietly after reportedly confessing to inappropriate sexual relations with multiple women in his chain of command. Grantt D. Culliver, Associate Commissioner with the Alabama Department of Corrections, retired effective Nov. 30, 2018, with his full state pension and a check for approximately … Continued
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January 7, 2019

Ivey appoints two women to Jefferson County judgeships

Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed two women to fill open circuit court judgeships in Jefferson County. Ivey appointed Circuit Court Judge Teresa Pulliam and District Court Judge Shanta Owens to the county’s criminal court bench. Pulliam, a Republican, already serves as a circuit judge in the county’s criminal court division, but lost re-election to a … Continued
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January 3, 2019
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Stupid is as stupid does

I hate new years. Not because it’s another year. That’s going to happen, regardless of what we might want. The calendar days end, and the new calendar days begin. We can’t stop it. I hate new years because of the silly expectations. We expect the new year to encourage us to exercise more, or to … Continued
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January 3, 2019

Nine stories to keep an eye on in 2019

9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic victory that sent a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century, but he’s up for re-election in 2020. With that election just around the corner, … Continued
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December 31, 2018
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2019: Great things or one damn thing after another?

As we look forward to the new year, on the one hand, there is no compelling reason for exuberant optimism, but on the other, there is no cause for debilitating pessimism as 2019, like other years, will offer opportunities where the state can grow and prosper and still experience yet unimagined problems and scandal. Politics, … Continued
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December 31, 2018

$2.5 million in grants awarded to help homeless Alabamians

The state is awarding nearly $2.5 million in grants to help homeless Alabama residents and those who are in danger of becoming homeless. The grants, which are being awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey, can be used to find immediate housing or to assist those who are struggling to keep their housing. The Emergency Solutions Grant … Continued
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December 27, 2018
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Ivey righted the ship of state; now it is time to steer it audaciously

When Gov. Kay Ivey took the helm as Alabama’s 54th Governor, she promised to steady the ship of state. Over the last 622 days, she kept that promise. Gov. Ivey is signaling that she wants to tackle systemic problems that have been bandaged or ignored by her predecessors. Aided by a competent staff, Ivey’s administration … Continued
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December 24, 2018