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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. 

Mar 29, 2019

Rep. Dimitri Polizos dies; Vice President Mike Pence visits Huntsville; Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey on Common Core repeal effort; and Jimmy Lyons with the Alabama State Port Authority on how the gas tax increase will benefit the port.


Mar 22, 2019

We recap this week’s legislative action, including Senate passage of a Common Core repeal and a bill that would take the state out of the marriage license business. We’re joined by House Speaker Mac McCutcheon of Monrovia, who will discuss all the legislation the Senate has sent to the lower chamber...


Mar 21, 2019

The Senate approves bills to repeal Common Core school standards, to allow Alabamians to donate to President Trump’s border through a check-off box on their state income tax returns, and to take the state out of the marriage license business. And we’re joined by Rep. Andrew Sorrell of Muscle Shoals, who...


Mar 20, 2019

We report on a Senate committee today approving a bill to repeal Common Core standards in state schools, setting it up for an expected floor vote tomorrow. House committees today okayed legislation to extend the "Stand Your Ground" law to churches, and to make it illegal to hold a phone while driving. And we’re...


Mar 19, 2019

Lawmakers return to Montgomery to resume their regular session. Sen. Jim McClendon introduced lottery legislation today, and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh introduced a bill to repeal common core in Alabama. And we’re joined by Rep. Mike Holmes of Wetumpka, who will discuss his "no" vote on the gas tax increase...