1/15/2018 Group Watch: State of the State
During a televised event, Governor Kay Ivey delivered her first annual address last Tuesday, and it set broad and wide-ranging priorities for state government. Matching a mood among legislators, Ivey avoided major controversy, proposing pay raises for state employees and teachers, increased investment in education and a renewed effort to improve Alabama’s embattled prison system. Ivey’s speech focused largely on issues she’s spearheaded since she ascended to the post last year including education, economic development and improving the state’s prisons.
