MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. "I am proud of the hard work we have put in throughout my Administration to Rebuild Alabama. Rebuild Alabama has helped make us stronger as we have broken ground on hundreds of road and bridge projects all acros  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Rank in 4th Grade Reading Moves from 49th to 34th During Her Term * * * Results just released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly known as America's Report Card, show Alabama students are leading the charge in post-covid academic recovery. In 4th grade math, Alabama climbed to 32nd in 2024, from a low point of 52nd in 2019, the last NAEP admini  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A Birmingham man was sentenced for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. U.S. District Court Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Courdarius Lamont Hall, also known as "Skinny," 26, to 123 months in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond defends Oklahoma pork producers against California's radical Proposition 12 OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 30, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against California's strict hog-housing regulations that would adversely impact Oklahoma's pork producers. In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a law requiring out-of-state pork producers to comply with  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today announced that former Congressman Spencer Bachus III will serve as Interim President and Chair of the Board of Directors. Bachus is a member of EXIM's Board of Directors, currently serving his second term which is set to expire in 2027. "I am extremely honored to have been asked to serve as Interim Chair of EXIM," said Congressm  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief opposing taxpayer-funded sex change operations for state prisoners. Overall, Carr has taken roughly 50 legal actions to prevent taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries and the chemical and surgical mutilation of Georgia's children. "Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for sex changes," said Carr. "We're proud to stand with our fe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Lt. Governor Burt Jones joined President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. for the signing of the Laken Riley Act. This Act is the first piece of legislation President Trump will sign during his second presidential term. "It was an honor to stand with President Trump, my Congressman Mike Collins, our Georgia delegation, and Laken's family today," said Lt. Governor Burt Jones. "Laken   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 23 other states in filing a brief arguing that taxpayers should not have to pay for sex change operations for prison inmates. The brief was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a case from Indiana. "The fact that a prison inmate thinks a sex change should be paid f  more