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The commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs is resigning following criticisms from Gov. Kay Ivey. Commissioner W. Kent Davis on Monday submitted his resignation which will be effective Dec. 31. Ivey last week asked Davis to resign.

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.

Governor Kay Ivey is launching the Artificial Intelligence Task Force’s first meeting. Following her 2024 State of the State address, Ivey signed Executive Order 738 to create a task force to recommend policies for the responsible and effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in state executive-branch agencies.

A nonprofit that documents LGBTQ+ history in the South is raising concerns about possible restrictions to queer representation. Alabama Senate Bill 77 could be back up for debate on Tuesday, March 19, when state lawmakers return to Montgomery for the 2024 legislative session.

The application period for the Governor’s Office summer internship sessions with Kay Ivey is soon coming to a close. Designed to provide insight to college students who want to learn more about the executive branch of state government, the program offers students a realistic overview of routine activity within a government office.

Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said some state websites have been hit by a “denial-of-service” attack. That type of attack involves flooding a site with junk data to try and overwhelm it and knock it offline.

The application period is open for the Governor’s Office summer internship sessions with Kay Ivey. She is encouraging undergraduate students to apply.

Governor Kay Ivey has signed Executive Order 738 to create a task force to recommend policies for the responsible and effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in state executive-branch agencies.

Current Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jim Main tells a great story that involves Governor John Patterson and dates back to his experiences as a boy when…