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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey participates in the homecoming ceremonies at halftime of the game between South Alabama Jaguars and Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Stew Milne / Getty Images)

Alabama forms emerging tech board, codifies IT office’s cyber responsibilities

Alabama's Technology Quality Assurance Board is tasked with developing statewide standards for new technologies, like artificial intelligence.
students using phones
High school students using their phones during recess at the Lycee Aristide Maillol in Perpignan in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in the South of France on November 14, 2024. (Jc Milhet / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Alabama governor pushes K-12 cell phone ban

During a recent address, Kansas Gov. Kay Ivey announced legislation to ban students’ use of cell phones at K-12 schools.
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Marty Redden
Marty Redden, center, is sworn in as Alabama secretary of information technology by Gov. Kay Ivey. (State of Alabama)

Alabama names Marty Redden as permanent CIO

Redden, who had served in an acting capacity since the June departure of Jim Purcell, is Alabama's first permanent CIO and IT secretary in more than two…
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