Latest Kay Ivey News
Cost of building a super-size Alabama prison rises to more than $1 billion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose to more than $1 billion, complicating the state's plans to build two of the behemoth facilities. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority approved a final price Tuesday of...
Alabama governor announces plan to widen Interstate 65 in Shelby County, other projects
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced three major interstate construction projects Thursday, including the widening of Interstate 65 in Shelby County. Ivey announced the $500 million in construction projects during a news conference in Hoover. The largest project is...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Decatur Daily. August 26, 2023. Editorial: Botched medical marijuana rollout is the Alabama way Alabama’s implementation of medical marijuana is going about as well as could be expected for a program the state Legislature implemented only grudgingly. ...
Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
When Wes Brown sought out children's books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the family he and his husband were building. He found that in one called “The Family Book,” a 2003 picture book by Todd Parr. It depicts families of all kinds: the...
Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. ...
Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after...
Alabama's first execution since they were paused last November may proceed on Thursday, court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to stop an upcoming execution in Alabama, rejecting an inmate's argument that the state has a history of botched lethal injections. James Barber, 64, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday evening at a south...
Alabama inmate asks appeals court to block his execution, citing state's past problems
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for an Alabama inmate on death row asked a federal appeals court Monday to block his upcoming execution, arguing the state has a history of troubled lethal injections. James Barber, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday as the...
Trial over Alabama transgender care ban for minors delayed until 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The trial over an Alabama law prohibiting doctors from providing puberty-blockers and hormones to treat transgender minors has been delayed until 2024. U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke last month postponed the trial date from August to...
Alabama governor sets dates for special election in state House District 16
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday set special election dates for an Alabama House seat that was vacated last month after state Rep. Kyle South resigned. South resigned June 30 to serve as president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of West...
