MOBILE — Governor Kay Ivey was in Mobile on Wednesday to address the Mobile Chamber's Forum at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel.

Ivey said she was disappointed by the government shutdown.

"I'd like to express my disappointment with the ongoing federal government shutdown," Ivey said. "The state and local governments do not operate in such a reckless manner."

Ivey said her administration is working to help families who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds. Last week, the governor's office released $2 million in emergency funds to go to eight food banks across the state. However, she said Alabama cannot sustain both federal and state obligations and called on U.S. Senate Democrats to reopen the federal government.

Calling Mobile the "Gateway to Alabam

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