Governor Kay Ivey

Break out the school supplies and first day of school outfits. Summer break in Alabama is winding down with classes getting back in session for the 2024-2025 school year.

The Alabama Republican Party joined Governor Kay Ivey and GOP members of the State’s Congressional delegation in speaking out following a shooting at a Donald Trump rally that reportedly left the presumptive GOP candidate bloodied as he was whisked off the stage by the U.S. Secret Service.

Governor Kay Ivey is announcing she has awarded nearly $53.5 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service in Alabama. The grant will help develop the second phase of the state’s “middle-mile” broadband network deployment to 24 counties in the state.

Alabama's Artificial Intelligence Task Force will hold its next meeting in July. The meet up tentatively set up for June has been pushed back. The task force was created by Governor Kay Ivey to promote responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in state government back in February.

State lawmakers from Mississippi and Alabama are playing each other in softball this weekend to raise money for charity. The states' Republican governors are placing friendly bets on the outcome.

Governor Kay Ivey is announcing that Innovate Alabama is set to receive nearly $98 million to continue its support of Alabama small businesses. The funding is made possible based on Act 2024-74, a piece of legislation passed through the Alabama State Legislature earlier this month and signed into law.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey says tolls on the Foley Express Bridge to the community of Orange Beach will be cancelled as soon as the State takes ownership. That’s supposed to happen at twelve noon Thursday.

The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is "not falling for the lies anymore" and will vote for a union.

The Cullman Strawberry Festival has reportedly provided strawberry-themed fun for the community since the 1930’s when it began as the Cullman Strawberry Jubilee. In 2023, Governor Ivey honored Cullman’s strawberry festival by electing it the official Alabama Strawberry Festival.

A statewide nonprofit is calling on Alabamians to lobby for support around a federal program that gives summer financial assistance food-insecure children. This comes after Governor Kay Ivey cited cost concerns for opting out of the Summer EBT initiative.