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The CAPITOL JOURNAL PODCAST provides extensive coverage of the Alabama Legislature from a studio inside the Alabama Statehouse. Don Dailey hosts the program, examining key issues and interviewing newsmakers. 

Jun 30, 2017

We report on a federal judge ordering the state to make significant improvements to mental health care for prison inmates. We will be joined by House Speaker Mac McCutcheon of Monrovia, who will talk about a possible special legislative session to deal with our prison problems. We will also be joined by Senator Paul...


Jun 24, 2017

We report on the state's response to this week's storms. We will also report on an Alabama Board of Education investigation into an alleged smear campaign against a former finalist for superintendent. We will be joined by Sen. Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham, who will discuss the latest legal maneuverings...


Jun 17, 2017

We  report on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Senate testimony this week on alleged Russian meddling in last year's election. We will also report on Alabama Congressmen Mo Brooks and Gary Palmer witnessing the shootings at a congressional baseball practice. We will be joined by Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur,...


Jun 9, 2017

We report on Alabama executing Robert Bryant Melson for a triple murder. We will also report on three big leadership changes in the Alabama House this week. We will be joined by Rep. Jim Patterson of Meridianville, who will discuss the governor signing into law his bill that mandates insurance coverage for autism...


Jun 3, 2017

.We're joined by Governor Kay Ivey, who will discuss her first month and a half in office, the possibility of her calling a special legislative session to deal with prisons, and how all of the controversy surrounding former governor Robert Bentley may have hurt the state economically. We will also be joined by...