Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation announced the allocation of more than $40 million in funding for city and county infrastructure projects. The funding for road and bridge infrastructure across the state was made available by the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II. This program places a minimum
Manufacture Alabama announced Alabama Supreme Court endorsements for candidate Greg Cook and incumbent Associate Justice Kelli Wise. According to George Clark, president of Manufacture Alabama, Wise and Cook both embody the kind of honorable leaders we need on the Alabama Supreme Court. Clark says they are committed to the rule
HarbisonWalker International announced plans to invest $25 million to convert its closed property near Birmingham into “Alabama One,” an advanced refractories manufacturing hub for steelmakers in the Southeast. Construction on the AL 1 facility in Fairfield is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2022, and the 100,000-square-foot facility is expected to
Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $18.2 million to provide improvements in more than 50 Alabama towns, cities and counties through Community Develop Block Grants. The grant awards ranged from $12,000 to $500,000, and the funds will enable local governments to provide public water service to households, repair damaged streets and roads and improve sewer systems,
Here we go again. The 2022 regular session of the Alabama Legislature convened last Tuesday. Governor Ivey kicked the legislative season off with her annual “state of the state” address. Much of the news she shared was positive, and there was a focus on ways to best use the American Rescue Plan Act funds coming to
@GovernorKayIvey January 14 Congrats, @ALEAprotects, on receiving this national honor from @COPSOffice! As I stated during State of the State, ALEA is leading the nation in offering sensory-inclusive training to our officers. I’m excited to see it’s already helping our community. @kulturec #alpolitics
The Alabama Legislature returned to Montgomery last week for the start of the 2022 regular session. In an hour-long televised speech, Governor Kay Ivey addressed the state of the state. Here are a few of her main points: American Rescue Plan Act $$: Alabama has approximately $1.7 billion in ARPA money that
A push is underway for a comprehensive gaming bill during the 2022 legislative session. New ads highlighting the economic impact of approving a comprehensive gambling and lottery bill are running primetime across the state. The Alabama Track Owners Association, a partnership of owners of the four greyhound racing tracks, including
As the legislature figures out how to allocate ARPA funds, state finance folks shared that Alabama collected record-high revenue in 2021. The General Fund was up 11.4 percent, reaching $3 billion. The Education Trust Fund has hit $8.6 billion, representing a 16.4-percent hike over the previous year. It’s great news, but officials
Governor Ivey has announced the creation of the A-USA Corridor, a proposed $231.6 million program of rail projects to upgrade economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama. The first phase involves a $71.6 million initiative to link the Port of Mobile with the McCalla Intermodal Facility near Birmingham. This 280-mile rail
