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Governor Ivey Announces COVID-19 Public Health Order and State of Emergency to End

State of Alabama

Date: 5/14/2021

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s COVID-19 public health order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021. “For over a year now, Alabamians, like people around the globe, have made sacrifices and adjusted to a temporary…

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Governor Ivey Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility to be Expanded in Alabama to Include Individuals Age 12 and Older, Effective Immediately

Governor Kay Ivey

Date: 5/13/2021

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced Alabama is expanding COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include individuals age 12 and older, effective immediately. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents with…

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Governor Kay Ivey Announces End of Participation in All Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Programs

Governor Kay Ivey

Date: 5/10/2021

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs effective June 19, 2021 including: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides for an additional $300 weekly payment to recipients of…

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Governor Ivey Awards Nearly $17 Million to Provide Broadband Services to Alabama Communities

Governor Kay Ivey

Date: 5/10/2021

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $17 million to help provide broadband services in primarily rural, unserved areas of Alabama. The 36 grants awarded by Governor Ivey to multiple broadband providers across the state is the largest amount and number awarded to date from the Alabama Broadband…

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2020 Census Shows Alabama’s Population at 5.03 Million; State to Keep Current U.S. House Seats

Governor Kay Ivey

Date: 4/26/2021

MONTGOMERY – Alabama has grown to a total population of 5.03 million and will retain its current number of seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next 10 years, according to the first data released from the 2020 Census. The U.S. Census Bureau announced the statewide population totals and…

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