Gov. Kay Ivey announced she will use the state’s emergency fund to support food banks across Alabama as the federal government shutdown has suspended SNAP benefits. The governor will release $2 million to support eight food banks, which together serve all 67 counties. The Alabama Department of Human Resources will also provide an additional $3M to food banks and $300 to the caregivers of children enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to help offset costs after losing fo

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey when asked what it's going to take to get people vaccinated in the state: "I don't know. You tell me. Folks supposed to have common sense. But it’s time for us to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down." https://bit.ly/3i0Zz84 | WVTM 13