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Governor Kay Ivey is launching the Artificial Intelligence Task Force’s first meeting. Following her 2024 State of the State address, Ivey signed Executive Order 738 to create a task force to recommend policies for the responsible and effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in state executive-branch agencies.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies. The measure signed Wednesday would also prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts,” including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender.
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Governor Kay Ivey is giving approval to the so-called absentee voting bill, which makes it a misdemeanor to distribute a pre-filled absentee ballot application to a voter or return another voter's completed application. The legislation also outlaws paid assistance with absentee ballot applications.
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Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill that would outlaw paid assistance for help with absentee ballot applications. They also approved another Tuesday that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities, schools and state agencies.
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Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said some state websites have been hit by a “denial-of-service” attack. That type of attack involves flooding a site with junk data to try and overwhelm it and knock it offline.
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Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Southern Roots Nut Co. plans to open a pecan processing facility in Dothan, where the New Mexico-based company will create 120 jobs in Alabama’s Wiregrass region. Southern Roots will invest nearly $16.6 million to outfit an existing building and construct a new facility in Houston County.
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The application period is open for the Governor’s Office summer internship sessions with Kay Ivey. She is encouraging undergraduate students to apply.
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Governor Kay Ivey has announced the awarding of nearly $150 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service to unserved areas across Alabama.
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Governor Kay Ivey has signed Executive Order 738 to create a task force to recommend policies for the responsible and effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in state executive-branch agencies.
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The League of Women Voters of Alabama wants supporters to show up for a planned hearing in the State Senate over SB1. That’s a bill that could make certain actions associated with absentee ballots a misdemeanor or a felony. The measure was a centerpiece of Governor Kay Ivey’s State of the State Address last night, which was aired “live” on Alabama Public Radio. The non-partisan League is urging its supporters to lobby lawmakers to vote no to fast track SB1