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Gov. Ivey awards grants for law enforcement training

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $225,000 in grant funding to provide training for law enforcement agencies across the state. A $125,000 grant will be used by Jacksonville State University’s Center for Applied Forensics to provide forensics training and evidence collection kits for police officers and sheriff’s deputies from small- to medium-sized departments. Auburn University at … Continued
November 18, 2019

Gov. Ivey awards $2.1 million to aid elderly and disabled abuse victims

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $2.1 million to the state Department of Human Resources to assist elderly and disabled adults who have been abused. The grant will enable the department’s Adult Protective Services Division to provide several preventative options for victims who are suffering from abuse. “No one should ever have to be the victim … Continued
November 15, 2019
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Time to make the “make-me state” do something on prisons

It is evident that Gov. Kay Ivey is determined to build three new men’s correctional facilities. Ivey’s move is not without controversy, but after decades of half-measures and inaction, her administration is facing the problem head-on. And that alone is a first for Alabama. When Alabama’s state prisons were built, they served two primary purposes; … Continued
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September 18, 2019
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Unemployment rates at remarkably low record-breaking numbers

During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest unemployment rate in decades. Figures released in August had the state with a record–breaking 3.3 percent unemployment percentage. The numbers indicate a continued upward trend with 57,000 more people employed than at the same … Continued
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September 18, 2019

Alabama’s secretive prison project same as 2018 Kansas deal

The secrecy behind Alabama’s plan to build three new prisons using private prison companies mirrors a project in Kansas that left some lawmakers there feeling that the state got “hoodwinked.”   The Kansas governor has since said her state was “hoodwinked” by one of the same private prison companies now vying for a piece of Alabama … Continued
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September 12, 2019

Ivey urges Alabamians to donate to Government Emergency Relief Fund

Gov. Kay Ivey has urged Alabamians to support the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund in light of recent natural disasters in the state. Money donated to the program supports the needs of Alabamians recovering from severe weather damage that are not covered by insurance, government funding or relief organizations. The program was started in 2004 after … Continued
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April 17, 2019
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The state of this state is, as usual, weird

It feels wrong to call it a “special” session. Maybe “other” session. Or “equally idiotic” session. But whatever you call it, there will be a special session inside a regular session in Alabama this year to hash out the dire situation with Alabama’s … um, roads. Yes, you read that correctly. The roads and bridges … Continued
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March 6, 2019

NRA endorses Ivey in GOP race for governor

The National Rifle Association, a powerful gun lobby group, waded into the gubernatorial race in support of sitting Gov. Kay Ivey. In their statement on Thursday, the group cited that they awarded Ivey with an “A” rating, which the organization gives to lawmakers who uphold their interpretation of the Second Amendment. While the group has … Continued
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May 18, 2018