In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News

A new episode of In the Weeds is out today!

For the first time in a while, we have a full slate of ADN team members on the podcast, just in time for the legislative session!

Alex Angle dishes on the latest from Washington, D.C., including this week’s health care votes and the wage index issue Alabama’s delegation is involved in.

Trish Crain joins us from Mobile where the Alabama State School Board is meeting to talk about various issues facing education in the state.

Mary goes deep on what we can expect from the state’s budgets as well as other items we might see crop up in the session.

And the newest member of the ADN team, Clair Harrison, introduces herself a bit and talks about items she’s been covering, plus her first impressions of Alabama.

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The gang is back talking about the week that was in Alabama government and politics.

Trish has details on her reporting on the CHOOSE Act and how student enrollment is down in Alabama.

Alex checks in from DC on how the shutdown is going (or not, as it were), campaign finance reports, and the redistricting case before the Supreme Court.

Mary talks about her reporting on the ABC Board warehouse issue and the HB2 visa policy update.

And I interject with generally unwanted commentary.

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A new episode of In the Weeds is out this morning.

Mary, Trish, Alex and I talk about the latest goings on in Alabama politics, from the shutdown to who’s running for what and the impact of the ALFA endorsements.

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

Mary, Trish, Alex and Todd catch up on the last week of news in Alabama politics, including state lawmakers’ field trip to Washington, new laws taking effect as the school year begins, the renewed proposal to allow the death penalty for child rapists and the Georgia Ponzi scheme political contributor who has impacted the Alabama elections.

The latest episode of In the Weeds is out today!

Mary, Trish, Alex and I are talking about the rescission package in Congress, what might happen to that frozen $68 million in federal funding, the latest education reading & math scores, the potential online sales tax lawsuit coming from cities, and the latest on the 2026 election cycle.

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A new episode of In the Weeds is out today!

Mary, Alex and I discuss the passage of President Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill and the Alabama delegation’s involvement. Plus, we review the first round of campaign fundraising numbers and the expiration of the overtime income tax cut. And I recall a Fourth of July memory that I may live to regret sharing.

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Mary, Todd and Alexander talk about the roaring start to the 2026 election cycle, from Tommy Tuberville clearing the field for governor to the burgeoning field of candidates for lieutenant governor and speculation as to who else gets in the Senate race. They also dive into some controversial topics, including the Nicole Jones Wallace situation and former VA commissioner Kent Davis’ lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Mary and Alex join me to talk about the monster week that was in Washington and how the Alabama congressional delegation played a part in the House passage of the “big beautiful bill.”

We also get into the developing story that U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville will soon announce he’s running to become governor of Alabama. Alex tells about her conversation with the former Auburn coach in the Capitol as he was leaving the Senate chamber.

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In this episode of In the Weeds, Todd, Mary, Trish and Alexander discuss the high points of the 2025 legislative session, including major overhauls to education funding, the tense final days at the Legislature among endless filibusters, and a preview of the 2026 elections.

We were invited to host the show from the League of Credit Union’s Alabama Advocacy Day, which featured a gathering of credit union leaders from around the state. Todd and Alexander talk about the issues facing the Legislature and take questions from the audience on everything from gambling, the state of the news media and education.

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