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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. 

Dec 17, 2021

Gov. Kay Ivey joins us to discuss legislative priorities, prisons and the upcoming election year. Attorney General Steve Marshall will be with us to talk about former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s efforts to get out of prison early. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris will join us to discuss the Omicron variant of...


Dec 11, 2021

New University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner joins us to discuss leaving his job as Gov. Kay Ivey's Chief of Staff to accept the new position. Former governor Robert Bentley will talk with us about prison reform and the gubernatorial campaign. Rep. Mike Ball of Madison will be with us to discuss a bill he plans...


Dec 4, 2021

Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur joins us to discuss the Supreme Court taking up a Mississippi abortion ban and the similarities to such a ban she championed in Alabama in 2019. Senate General Fund budget chair Greg Albritton of Atmore will be with us to talk about the start of discussions over how Alabama will spend the...


Nov 19, 2021

Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon talks with us about legal filings which contend that former Speaker Mike Hubbard may have sought legislative help in his bid to get out of prison early. Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington joins us to discuss the effort to quickly put in place an appeals process under the...


Nov 12, 2021

Attorney General Steve Marshall joins us to discuss the state’s lawsuits over the federal vaccine mandate and the litigation over reapportionment. Rep. Louise Alexander of Birmingham will talk with us about her concerns with the redistricting maps and with legislation concerning vaccination exemptions. Sen. Will...