Josh is out this week so we are joined by API Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie and API Intern Kate Fountain. On this episode, we discuss

- an opportunity for Alabama to use CARES Act funds to offer a statewide sales tax holiday

- the Alabama Department of Labor cutting unemployment benefits to those refusing to return to work

- a new poll suggesting a tight race for US Senate between Senator Doug Jones and Coach Tommy Tuberville and a poll that tells a different story

- the IRS sending stimulus payments to deceased individuals

- the dismissal of the Michael Flynn case

- Trump's rally in Tulsa and why it may have seen lower attendance than expected

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Josh is back joining Parker for a jam-packed edition of the 1819 News Recap Podcast. During this episode Parker and Josh discuss:

-results from an API commissioned poll regarding a coronavirus-related special session

-ads and endorsements in the race in District 1 for Congressman Bradley Byrne's open seat between Bill Hightower and Jerry Carl

-President Trump's plan to campaign for Coach Tuberville in Mobile

-the Montgomery mask ordinance-turned-executive-order

-the Supreme Court case making discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal

-the NYC City Council's proposal to cut $1 billion from the budget of the NYPD

To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.

Josh is out on vacation this week, so filling his shoes is API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy, Justin Bogie. Justin and Parker discuss the blackballing of Church of the Highlands by Birmingham City Schools and the Housing Authority of Birmingham, the shutdown of a charter school in Washington County, new Senate polls, and more. 

Be sure to join us every Friday on the News Recap edition of the 1819 Podcast. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.

In this news recap edition of the 1819 Podcast, Parker and Josh discuss the protests and rioting sweeping the country, Birmingham area curfews, a rising stock market, and more.

To learn more about the Alabama Policy Institute or the 1819 Podcast, visit alabamapolicy.org.

In episode eight of the Liberty First limited time podcast, Adam and Josh discuss how religious liberty can be protected during a crisis and whether churches and other religious organizations have standing for legal action over COVID-19 restrictions.

To learn more about the Alabama Policy Institute or the 1819 Podcast, visit alabamapolicy.org.

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On this week's news recap podcast, Josh and Parker begin our Alabama stories by discussing the Sessions' campaign's call for five debates with Coach Tommy Tuberville, followed by a discussion of API's RESTORE Alabama Agenda and a hit piece CNN did on Alabama beaches over the holiday weekend.

In national news, we discuss the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. To end the show, we highlight President Trump's fight with Twitter and our recommendations for this week.

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On this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Director of Policy Strategy Phil Williams and API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy discuss the portion of the federal CARES Act–the legislation that started the Paycheck Protection Program and gave stimulus checks to Americans–that sent Alabama $1.8 billion to spend on coronavirus relief and how the state plans to spend it.

In episode seven of the Liberty First limited time podcast, Adam and Josh discuss what our civil rights are specifically and their importance in a society intent on furthering the common good.

To learn more about the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.

To order Adam MacLeod's book on Amazon, The Age of Selfies, Reasoning About Rights When the Stakes Are Personal, click below.

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In this week's news recap podcast, Josh and Parker begin by discussing a new poll showing Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions 23 points behind Former Auburn Head Football Coach Tommy Tuberville in the runoff election for U.S. Senate.  We then shift to a discussion on the $1.25 billion school bond issue, and Mike Hubbard's hopes that the Alabama Supreme Court might reconsider his case.

In national news, we cover Planned Parenthood's illegal taking of $80 million in Small Business Administration relief funds and a $3 trillion Phase IV coronavirus relief bill passed by House democrats late last week. 

To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.

In this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Director of Policy Strategy and General Counsel Phil Williams is joined by API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie to discuss the recently enacted $1.25 billion school bond issue and whether or not such an act is good policy during a pandemic.

To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org