Tag: American Rescue Plan Act
Kay Ivey declares special session a success
Governor Kay Ivey declared the 2023 First Special Session a success on Thursday afternoon after signing both bills into law.
House Bill 1 appropriated $1,060,000,000...
State Superintendent warns that financial cliff is 18 months away as...
The federal government has flooded the state with billions in COVID relief dollars through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. Nowhere has...
State legislature discusses use of American Rescue Plan funds
On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Committee met to review state officials’ progress in spending the first billion dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
Kay Ivey announces more money for broadband coming to Alabama
The federal government is sending Alabama more money to extend broadband access to more people in the state. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced...
Justin Bogie: Why Medicaid expansion is a bad idea for Alabama
As the Legislature heads toward its 2023 regular legislative session, calls for Medicaid expansion are likely to increase. Alabama remains one of 12 states that has...
ADECA says Alabama broadband plans are nearly ready for approval
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) was tasked with expanding broadband in the state prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 revealed...
Robyn Hyden: We can’t wait another decade: It’s time for Alabama...
It’s been a decade of missed opportunity. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in NFIB v. Sebelius that Alabama and other...
Kay Ivey awards $10 million in Covid-19 grants for emergency services...
On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced $10 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act...
Kay Ivey awards $80 million in COVID-19 relief funds to hospitals...
On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey awarded an additional $80 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act...
Kay Ivey awards $10 million to volunteer fire departments
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded $10 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to establish COVID...
