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Gov. Kay Ivey disappointed as underwriters pull out of Alabama prison deal Updated 2:28 PM; Today 11:47 AM Inmates sit in a treatment dorm at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. The Department of Justice sued Alabama in December 2020 over excessive violence and other problems in state prisons for male inmates. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler) APAP Facebook Share Gov. Kay Ivey said this morning she was disappointed that the investment bank Barclays has withdrawn from underwriting the financing of two privately owned prisons that Alabama would lease and operate. The...

Lawmakers push back on Alabama megaprison plan Lawmakers push back on Alabama megaprison plan By Lydia Nusbaum | February 9, 2021 at 7:21 PM CST - Updated February 10 at 5:28 AM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Several state lawmakers have questioned Gov. Kay Ivey’s Alabama Prison Program to build three new prisons in Alabama. The governor signed lease agreements earlier this month, but several lawmakers say they were left out of the loop. Several state lawmakers are not fully on board with the governor’s multibillion-dollar plan to have three new regional megaprisons built. “It�...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey delivers State of the State address Share Updated: 8:36 AM CST Feb 3, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 8:36 AM CST Feb 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript in the rotunda of the Alabama state capital. Previously, other governors and I have used that historic chamber to kick off the joint session of the Alabama Legislature for the State of the State address tonight, however, is different. Just like 2020 was different from every other year in memory. Instead of addressing the 140 members of the Legislature in person, the ...

By Erica Thomas, managing editor MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivet gave her State of the State address from just outside the old House Chamber in the Alabama State Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Ivey talked about how COVID-19 has impacted the state, natural disasters, economic development, gambling, education, internet across the state and the Legislative Session. When looking back at a year ago today, Ivey said a lot of things have happened to add challenges to the state “At 2.7 %, Alabama had the lowest unemployment rate in our state’s history,” said Ivey. “We were seeing ...

Text of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's 2021 State of the State address. Remarks as prepared.