Gov. Kay Ivey

Challengers Criticize Absent Ivey as Governor Skips Debate

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s primary challengers took aim at her decision to skip a televised debate. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, state Sen. Bill Hightower and evangelist Scott Dawson criticized Ivey’s decision to not attend the Thursday debate hosted by WVTM-13 in Birmingham. Dawson said Ivey was not elected governor and voters deserve to hear her vision. Ivey, who was lieutenant…

Ivey Signs Executive Order on Administration Pay

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed an executive order prohibiting administration members from having their salaries paid by outside entities and sources. Ivey’s office announced Wednesday she had signed an executive order banning so-called “executive loan” arrangements. The move comes a week after a grand jury criticized the practice of government employees having their salaries paid by outside entities. Ivey…

Governor Ivey Requests Federal Assistance for Counties Impacted by Recent Storms

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Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a letter formally requesting disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Calhoun, Cullman, Etowah and St. Clair counties due to the March 19, storms. This request for assistance covers two areas: all categories of Public Assistance and Individual Assistance. If approved, Public Assistance will provide municipal and county governments assistance with debris removal,…

Both Female Candidates for Governor Talk about Roy Moore

...but they take opposite positions.
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Incumbent Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was asked about Roy Moore this week. She said although she has no reason to doubt the women who say he mistreated them sexually, she will vote for Moore. The girls were in their teens–one just 14—while Moore was in his early 30’s. Meanwhile the only other announced female candidate, former Democratic Chief Justice of…

Alabama National Guard to Assist in Harvey Rescue Efforts

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Rescue boats fill Tidwell Rd. as they help flood victims evacuate as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced Monday Alabama’s National Guard will help with rescue efforts in Houston, Texas. According to her office, the Governor has authorized Alabama Adjutant General Sheryl Gordon to send two…

i-Team: Where is the ASU Audit?

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Like many controversial issues involving Alabama politics, fiction can’t beat the facts fueling the issue itself. The alleged affair between former governor Robert Bentley and his aid Rebekah Mason is a prime example. The scandal and eventually resulted in the Bentley’s resignation. Long before the alleged affair, there was another cloud hanging over the Bentley Administration: the financial audit of…