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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. 

May 28, 2021

We report on the governor vetoing a bill to delay a Literacy Act hold-back provision. We will be joined by Rep. Wes Allen of Troy, who will discuss his bill to ban curbside voting in the state becoming law. We will also be joined by Rep. Ginny Shaver of Leesburg, who will talk about the governor signing into law...


May 21, 2021

Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed joins us to look back on his first legislative session as Senate leader. Sen. Del Marsh is with us to discuss plans to bring back gambling legislation next year, after it failed to pass this year. Atty. Gen. Steve Marshall talks with us about his concerns over both gambling and the...


May 14, 2021

We will preview the upcoming final day of the legislative session. Sen. Clyde Chambliss joins us to discuss a possible special session on prison construction if a private lease deal falls apart. Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington is with us to talk about the state ending its participation in federal...


May 7, 2021

Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon joins us to discuss the gambling plan stalling and its future prospects. Senator Tim Melson of Florence will also be with us to talk about final passage of his bill to legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state. Congressman Gary Palmer of Hoover will join us to discuss a...


May 7, 2021

We report on the House approving the bill to legalize medical marijuana and on the last-minute negotiations over a comprehensive gambling plan. We’re joined by Rep. Allen Treadaway, who will discuss his support of medical marijuana, his concerns with the gambling plan, and his disappointment over the death of his...