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Ivey: Alabama state offices to close for Juneteenth holiday By KIM CHANDLER June 18, 2021 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that state offices will close Friday for Juneteenth, the new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in America. Ivey issued the proclamation Thursday after President Joe Biden signed a bill making June 19 a federal holiday for Juneteenth Independence Day. Ivey said that after the federal bill became law that she authorized Friday as a holiday for state employees. June 19 falls on a Saturday this year. The Republican governor is hopeful it will become a permanent state holiday, her office said. However, it is unclear if it will. ....
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View Comments Gov. Kay Ivey plans to meet with legislative leaders this week to discuss options for prison construction, after the state passed a deadline to close on three new men s prisons. The Department of Corrections and two private entities were supposed to close on the construction of three new men s facilities on June 1, under a contract signed earlier this year. The state would lease the new facilities from the companies. Ivey said in a statement Wednesday morning that she would discuss the complexity of the process with House and Senate leaders, and explore additional/alternative options to fund the construction and maintenance of new prison facilities. ....
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says lease plan for prisons no longer an option AL.com 15 mins ago Mike Cason, al.com Gov. Kay Ivey said today she would meet with legislative leaders to look for new ways to build prisons after a key deadline passed in her plan to lease privately owned prisons. At an event kicking off her reelection campaign in Montgomery, the governor said the lease plan is no longer an option. Ivey signed leases in February for two new men’s prisons that a developer team led by CoreCivic would build in Elmore and Escambia counties. The Alabama Department of Corrections would lease, staff, and operate the prisons under the plan, which has been in the works for more than two years. ....