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May 21, 2021Post-Session Review: Is Alabama's Legislature Conservative?The session is finally over! And what a session it's been. In this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, Phil, Scott, and Parker take a holistic look at this session and how Alabama did in comparison to other states. We also discuss whether Alabama's legislature is as conservative as it is perceived.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org. ...more25minPlay
May 14, 2021Where does the Alabama Legislature go from here?With only one day left in the session, API's Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams joins Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss what to expect on that final day and where the legislature goes after this session.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more21minPlay
May 07, 2021Last Full Week of Session: Medical Marijuana and GamblingOn this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel to discuss the last full week of session and what the legislature did on two big ticket items: medical marijuana and gambling.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more37minPlay
April 30, 2021Penultimate Week of the Session and Alabama's Census Close CallOn this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis talks with API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams about this penultimate full week of session and what we should expect in the next few days. Also on this podcast, API Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider joins to discuss the news that Alabama will not be losing a seat in Congress as a result of the 2020 Census.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more28minPlay
April 23, 2021Professor Adam MacLeod on Bringing Power Back to the PeopleIn this edition of the 1819 Podcast, we highlight a talk from Professor Adam MacLeod during the 2021 Annual Meeting of the API Board of Directors. In his talk, Professor MacLeod offers a historical understanding of the separation of government powers and reasons such separation need to be restored in Alabama.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org...more26minPlay
April 16, 2021Points of Policy: School Choice with Rep. Charlotte MeadowsOn this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams is joined by Alabama State House Member, Representative Charlotte Meadows, to discuss school choice and Meadows' bill that could strengthen school choice in Alabama.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more25minPlay
April 09, 2021The Alabama Accountability ActOn this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider is joined by Stephen Bridgers, Executive Director of Scholarships for Kids, a scholarship granting organization. In this twenty-minute episode, Stephen and Parker discuss how the Alabama Accountability Act works and how it gives many students opportunities that otherwise would be out of reach.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more20minPlay
April 07, 2021The Importance of Protest as an American FreedomIn this episode of the 1819 Podcast, Bishop Jim Lowe, an API Distinguished Fellow and survivor of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham, joins API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis and Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss the importance of protesting as an American freedom and why governments should seek to protect this essential right.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more25minPlay
April 02, 2021Easter's Impact on PoliticsIn this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Scott Stantis and Parker Snider discuss how Christians should operate in the political sphere in light of the greatest news in world history, that Jesus Christ, who died to take the punishment for our sin, is alive again.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more24minPlay
March 26, 2021Ending the Grocery TaxOn this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Bishop Jim Lowe, Justin Bogie, and Parker Snider sit down to discuss the unique opportunity Alabama has now, in light of an influx of federal cash, to eliminate the state's sales tax on groceries. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org....more19minPlay