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The governor has signed about 70 bills into law during the annual legislative session, which has seven meeting days left.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday she authorized flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff after Pope Francis died earlier in the day.
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill granting paid parental leave to state employees and public school K-12 teachers.
The House version of Parker’s Law, which would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty for up to two years, could be headed to ...
The legislation, which recently passed through the Alabama Legislature, would expand Medicaid access for low-income women during their first trimester of pregnancy. The Medical Association of the ...
The “presumptive eligibility” legislation states that Medicaid will pay for a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care for up ...
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced 29 appointments across the state, including appointees to fill vacancies in two judgeships and two sheriff positions. Calhoun County District Judgeship Governor ...
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed Senate Bill 40, sponsored by state Sen. Keith Kelley and state Rep. Russell Bedsole, to promote voluntary and temporary firearm storage to reduce suicide rates for ...
Kay Ivey announced that Hurst, who has been with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department since 2010, would be its new sheriff, replacing outgoing Sheriff Matthew Wade, who is retiring. Hurst’s ...
Kay Ivey. Roy Fikes is taking over the role after the retirement of Sheriff Billy Jones. “Sheriff Roy Fikes is not only a veteran law enforcement officer of three decades, but he knows well the ...
(WCHS) — They play a crucial role in early childhood intervention and development in West Virginia, but Birth to Three practitioners have not seen a rate increase from the state in more than two ...
(WSFA) - Governor Kay Ivey has awarded close to $700,000 in grants ... nonprofit organizations and local governments across the state. The 16 State Energy Program grants aim to reduce energy ...