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ADECA asks for public input: Opportunity Zones, state tax incentives

On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey encouraged Alabamians to respond to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs’ request for public input regarding low-income areas where investors can receive federal tax incentives to invest their unrealized capital gains into the community. These areas are called Opportunity Zones, and they were created as a consequence of … Continued
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July 4, 2019

Ivey selects Nathan Lindsay as Director of Appointments

On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Nathan Lindsay the new Director of Appointments for the Governor’s Office. Lindsay previously served as aide to the governor from 2006 to 2011. He has also worked as the deputy press secretary in the Communications Office, where he advised the governor on education policy. Most recently, he worked at … Continued
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June 25, 2019

Another former BCA staffer heads to governor’s office

Later this week, Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to announce Nathan Lindsay as director of appointments, according to sources close to the governor’s office. Lindsay will be replacing Catherine Gayle Thrash, who has accepted a position at the Department of Revenue as their government relations representative. Lindsay served eight years at the Business Council, where … Continued
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June 24, 2019

Ivey announces grant to expand broadband to Coosa County

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a $200,000 grant to the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative to provide high-speed internet services to a section of Coosa County. Nearly 70 households and at least one business in the Richville community will gain broadband access, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. “Today, high-speed internet … Continued
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June 24, 2019
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Alabama has one of the nation’s strongest campus free-speech laws?

Alabama has been in the news lately for recently passing the nation’s strongest anti-abortion rights law, but it also just enacted what is being hailed by one expert as “one of the most comprehensive and effective campus free-speech laws in the country,” Last week Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law requiring the state’s public colleges … Continued
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June 18, 2019

Ivey leads delegation to Europe for business mission

Gov. Kay Ivey is leading a delegation to next week’s 2019 Paris Air Show to meet with high-ranking aerospace industry executives. Ivey will also travel to Germany to meet with executives from Mercedes-Benz. “At the Paris Air Show, I want decision-makers in the aerospace industry to know one thing: The ideal location for new investment … Continued
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June 17, 2019