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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 ...
Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.Many Republican legislators ... That jumps to 100.07 deaths for Black women in the state.Hospital closures in rural parts of the state have left many women without ...
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 ...
(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 ...
(WSFA) - Governor Kay Ivey signed senate bill 40 into law Monday, A measure to improve the mental health of veterans and reduce veteran suicide rates. The Houston Hunter Act, sponsored by State ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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 ...
Last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed SB78 into law. The bill, introduced by Sen. April Weaver, R-District 14, criminalizes the recreational possession, ingestion or use of various inhalants ...