Mayor Woodfin launches commission to address surging gun violence in Birmingham
The 19-member advisory commission is tasked with developing strategies to reduce homicides.
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Governor orders creation of task force to promote responsible use AI
The Task Force will submit a report to the governor by Nov. 30, 2024.
February 9, 2024
Initiatives to close Workforce, Wage Gap for women stall in session
The priorities currently are bills that would ban employers from asking job applicants about salary history and a child care tax credit program.
Ivey announces appointments
Gov. Kay Ivey announced a new round of appointments Thursday.
Wage gap task force recommends Legislature institute salary history ban
In a broad report, the task force recommended the salary history ban, investing in childcare and developing a workforce pipeline for women.
Gov. Ivey, state legislators align for new veterans suicide prevention initiative
Recently released data shows nearly 18 percent of those who died by suicide in Alabama are veterans.
May 17, 2021
State Rep. Chip Brown proposes “Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights”
The legislation would require state agencies to notify survivors of sexual assault of afforded rights under state law.
Gov. Kay Ivey’s coronavirus task force has met sparsely during pandemic
Ivey’s office says that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivey and her staff have stayed in regular contact with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama Department of Public Health officials and other experts.
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See recent postsState senators should remove Del Marsh from leadership
"Del Marsh has left the governor and the members of the Alabama Senate with no choice but to remove him from his positions on the COVID-19 task force and as leader of the Alabama Senate," former State Rep. Craig Ford writes.
Jones urges governor to establish a health care manufacturing task force
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is urging Gov. Kay Ivey to establish a health care manufacturing task force to explore ways for Alabama to move to the forefront of health care manufacturing for the United States. In a letter to Ivey Thursday, Jones suggested utilizing existing infrastructure across the state, like shuttered factories, to build a … Continued
April 24, 2020