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Gov. Ivey: This is our time, Alabama

In a few days, America will celebrate her 244th birthday. Traditionally, many towns and cities around the country light up the night with fireworks and music festivals. In 1776, John Adams predicted that Independence Day would be “celebrated by succeeding generations” with “pomp and circumstance…bonfires and illuminations.” However, largely because of COVID-19, this year’s observance … Continued
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July 2, 2020
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Somebody, please, take the lead

Just like Donald Trump on the national level, Gov. Kay Ivey has bungled containing the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Alabama is showing record cases and hospitalization levels. But while Ivey extended the Safer-at-Home order though July 31, she didn’t add any new restrictions. The governor says requiring masks is simply too difficult to manage and enforce. … Continued
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July 2, 2020

Governor appoints Jim Naftel as Jefferson County probate judge

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday appointed Birmingham attorney James “Jim” Naftel II as Jefferson County probate judge place 1. Ivey spoke to Naftel Wednesday afternoon to inform him of her decision, according to a press release from Ivey’s office.  “As one of my appointees, you will be making important decisions that directly affect the citizens … Continued
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July 1, 2020
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Analysis | There’s a better plan for reopening schools — if Alabama leaders will use it

Maybe there will be a plan for reopening schools after all.  A bipartisan group of lawmakers is set to meet with Gov. Kay Ivey’s staff on Tuesday morning to discuss an ambitious and comprehensive plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools that would see every school in the state get a new, stand-alone nurses station, a … Continued
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June 30, 2020

Marsh’s budget hearing compared to revenge porn

Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, has scheduled a general fund budget hearing for early July — purportedly to prepare for the 2021 Legislative Session that begins in February. But that is not the real reason for the budget hearing, according to Senate insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid provoking … Continued
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June 29, 2020

Last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber dies

Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday, following the passing of Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, issued a statement. “While serving a life sentence, Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr., the last surviving 16th Street Baptist Church bomber, has passed away from natural causes. His role in the hateful act on September … Continued
June 26, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey awards $3.2 for home weatherization program

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $3.2 million to 14 community action agencies that help low-income, elderly and disabled Alabamians with home weatherization.  “Those Alabama residents who are living on limited incomes, especially the elderly and disabled, can struggle to pay higher utility bills in the summer months,” Ivey said in a statement Monday. “These grants … Continued
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June 8, 2020

Still work to be done on an Alabama gambling deal

A grand deal on gambling is possible in Alabama, but there’s still a long way to go.  That was essentially the message that representatives from the Poarch Creek Indians and owners of non-Indian casinos around the state gave Friday to Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Gambling Policy. The 12-member group heard presentations, via Zoom, … Continued
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June 8, 2020