In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News

Todd welcomes Michael Lowry of the Alabama Poll to the podcast for an in depth conversation about recent polling and how things might shake out in the upcoming general election.

They go deep into the races for governor and Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Plus Michael offers a peek behind the curtain to explain how his polling operation works.

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The gang is all here talking about the latest in Alabama government and politics.

Trish has the latest on what schools are closing ahead of the hurricane, plus new RAISE Act tools schools and communities can use and the CHOOSE Act.

Claire spent a week over one day in Mobile for the bridge groundbreaking and the Trump rally and has that report from the coast.

Alex has some numbers on the ad war heating up in the big race in Alabama’s 2nd District.

All that and more In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.

A new episode of In the Weeds is out!

This week I’m talking to political science professor David Hughes about the elections just under six week away.

We discuss the battle for the U.S. House and Senate and how those national headwinds might impact Alabama races, including the race for governor.

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In this episode of In the Weeds, Todd, Trish, Alex and Claire discuss the week that was in Alabama government in politics, starting with how Alabama fared in the nation’s capital.

Topics of discussion include:

• The Russia sanctions bill championed by Sen. Katie Britt;
• The data center reform bill passed by the House;
• The upshot from the Wall Street Journal’s write up about Sen. Britt and tariffs;
• What’s next on the college sports bill;
• The PARCA education survey and what is says about the next legislative session;
• The Doug Jones / Phillip Ensler proposal to reimagine the role of lt. governor;
• The Alabama Department of Public Health audit;
• The continued drama on board overseeing Alabama Public Television.

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In this latest episode of In the Weeds, Todd, Claire and Alex dive into the unofficial start of general election campaign season.

Topics of discussion:

– Tuberville vs. Jones

– Figures vs. Marques

– Ads & fundraising

– What is this mid-term convention?

– Gaming out 2027 scenarios

– How’s everybody’s college football team doing?

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A new episode of “In the Weeds” is out today!

In this episode, Trish, Claire, Alex and I talk through a host of issues from what has been a busy week in Alabama politics and government. Among them:

• Sen. Katie Britt’s big few weeks in Washington
• Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s pivot to state issues as he ramps up his campaign for governor
• New polling from AL-2 showing Congressman Shomari Figures has a shot
• How do we pronounce Marques?
• Huge week for education, from ACAP scores to CHOOSE Act data and a sneak peek at Trish’s weekend story
• How the education employees’ workers comp program is developing
• What’s to happen with state employee health insurance amid another big shortfall
• Bonus: Permanent Daylight Savings Time: Are we buying or selling?

It’s a lot!

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In this latest podcast episode, Alex, Claire, Trish and I recap the recent election, including the big wins for Barry Moore, John Wahl and Katherine Robertson. We’re also talking about how far off much of the polling was in the runoff and why that might be. Other topics: Alabama’s most recent reading test scores, another Tuberville residency challenge and the Alabama delegation’s reaction to Trump’s Iran deal.

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A new episode of “In the Weeds” is out today.

Claire, Trish, Alex and Todd get into this week’s election to talk about what happened, why it matters and what’s next.

Our recommendations this week are about what podcasts we are listening to.

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Todd, Claire, Trish and Alex talk through the evolving issue of redistricting after the monumental Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map.

A new episode of In the Weeds is out today!

Todd, Mary, Alex, Trish and Claire to catch up on all the things. The DHS funding deal. New polling in the U.S. Senate race. And, of course, the crazy week that was in the Alabama Legislature.

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