Kay Ivey
Republican CandidateAlabamaGovernor/Gubernatorial RaceIncumbent
Kay Ivey is running as a Republican in the state of Alabama. Kay Ivey is an Incumbent in the U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race. Kay Ivey is running against Yolanda Flowers in the U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race. See our U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race map and our Alabama Governor/Gubernatorial state map.
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How is the media covering Kay Ivey?Kay Ivey often is covered by Right Media sources.
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Center: 29%
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Kay Ellen Ivey is an American politician serving as the 54th and current governor of Alabama since 2017. She was the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017. Ivey became Alabama's second female governor and the first female Republican governor upon the resignation of her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley. She won a full term in the 2018 gubernatorial election by a wide margin against challenger Walt Maddox. At age 77, Ivey is the oldest currently serving governor in the United States.
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Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Kay Ivey?Kay Ivey often is covered by Right Media sources.
11%
Center: 29%
Right: 61%
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Kay Ivey · BirminghamAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.See the Story
Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection
50% Center coverage: 46 sources
Kay IveyFirst Solar Inc. plans to invest $1.1 billion to establish a photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The new factory is part of the company's previously announced investment in scaling its American manufacturing footprint to over 10 gigawatts (GW) by 2025. The Alabama facility is expected to advance a strategic push by the company to scale its U.S. manufacturing base in support of the effort to decarbonize the American economy.See the Story
First Solar to open $1.1 billion Alabama facility, creating over 700 jobs
80% Center coverage: 5 sources
Kay Ivey · AlabamaFlorida's unemployment rate remained at 2.7% in August. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford region rate was 2.9%. Florida lost 1.28 million jobs from February 2020 to April 2020. The state estimates it has regained those lost jobs and added 1.65 million more.See the Story
Florida unemployment rate holds steady at 2.7% in August
Coverage: 2 sources
Latest Kay Ivey News
Kay IveySeptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Nearly 15 out of every 100,000 people in Minnesota die by self-harm. To register for the training, visit eventbrite.com/e/save-suicide-prevention-training-tickets. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org.See the Story
Be Kind: Movement supports suicide prevention awareness
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
Kay Ivey · AlabamaAlabama's preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate continued to hold at its record low level of 2.6 percent. September’s rate represents 59,558 unemployed persons, compared to 58,913 in August and 71,989 in September 2021. Average weekly wages increased to $1,007.07 in September, the second highest on record.See the Story
Gov. Ivey announces September unemployment rate holds strong at record low 2.6 percent
Coverage: 2 sources
Kay Ivey · MontgomeryThe 450,000-square-foot facility will be able to supply over 200,000 EV batteries annually to the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) factory in Montgomery and the Kia Georgia plant. Construction on the new facility is expected to begin as early as December. Production of EV battery assemblies is projected to begin in 2024.See the Story
Hyundai Mobis plans EV battery module plant in Montgomery
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Kay Ivey · BirminghamChase Tristian Espy, 36, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Espy engaged in online chats with undercover law enforcement. He is set to be sentenced January 24, 2023. Child pornography possession carries a maximum punishment of up to 20 years in prison.See the Story
Former attorney for Gov. Kay Ivey’s staff pleads guilty to child pornography possession
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Kay Ivey · AlabamaGovernor Kay Ivey instructed the Alabama Attorney General's Office to withdraw the state's pending motions to set new execution dates for Alan Eugene Miller and James Edward Barber. The withdrawal effectively creates a moratorium on executions in the state of Alabama. Ivey's demand comes only days after the state canceled the scheduled execution of Miller, having spent roughly an hour attempting to locate suitable veins.See the Story
Gov. Kay Ivey announces moratorium on executions, orders “top-to-bottom review”
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Kay Ivey · AlabamaAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked for an effective moratorium on executions in the state. Ivey couched her request for a moratorium as a means of getting justice for the families of crime victims. Alabama prisons commissioner John Hamm said his department is fully committed to Ivey's plan.See the Story
Alabama should put a moratorium on executions
75% Center coverage: 4 sources
Kay IveyThe official state Christmas tree is a 40-foot Eastern Red Cedar from Bullock County. Joining Ivey will be Commander and President of the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base Lt. General Andrea Tullos, Auburn University SGA President Jake Haston. The lighting will take place at 5:30 p.m.See the Story
Gov. Glenn Youngkin lights Virginia Capitol Christmas Tree
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Kay Ivey · AlabamaGovernor Kay Ivey joined Alabama education leaders Tuesday at Carver High School to proclaim November as Thank Alabama Teachers Month. This is the third annual month thanking Alabama teachers since Ivey began the initiative in 2020. Parents and all Alabamians are encouraged to thank the teachers in their lives throughout the month.See the Story
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
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