In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News

Todd and Mary review the big news that Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis has agreed to step down at the end of the year following a messy inter-agency dispute over APRA funding. They also talk about the latest with state budgets, possible teacher insurance changes and how the state's district attorneys are looking for better revenue sources than the traditional bad check fee fund.

Todd and Mary discuss their recent story about the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs filing an ethics complaint against the head of the Department of Mental Health over an opioid funding dispute. Messy! Also their trip to the Business Council of Alabama conference and the latest with prisons and ADN's plans to hire a reporter based in DC.

Mary and Todd discuss the crazy last 30 days it has been in American politics, including how national events will impact Alabama. Specifically, they get into how the switcharoo at the top of the Democratic ticket might impact the big race in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District.

Following through on his commitment from a few weeks ago, Todd submits himself to a round of "Ask Me Anything," fielding questions from In the Weeds listeners. Topics range from the origins of Alabama Daily News, go-to political stories and, of course, Toby the dog.  

Mary and Todd welcome State Representative Jamie Kiel In the Weeds for a wide-ranging conversation on everything from absentee voting,, education funding, speeding tickets and gambling.

Another episode of "In the Weeds" is out today.

Mary and I are chatting with State Sen. Garlan Gudger, who was involved in just about every major issue this past session.

We asked him about the gambling vote (including what I got wrong), the child care tax credit, mental health funding, the vibe of the Republican party and what might be in his political future.

Todd and Mary discuss the latest with Alabama Politics.

Mary and Todd gird themselves for the last five days of the Alabama legislative session. There's a lot to talk about, including what to expect on the budgets, tax credits and gambling.

Mary and Todd discuss a number of topics, including:

• the recent HD 10 special election and the national media reaction;
• what to expect when the Legislature returns next week, including on budgets, gambling, torts, ready-to-drink legislation and workforce;
• the Alabama congressional delegation's split votes on the recently-passed minibus appropriations package. 

Todd and Mary celebrate being able to take a bit of a breather as the Legislature takes a week off for Spring Break. There's plenty of punditry to catch up on, though. They walk through what happened and what's next on gambling, IVF, school choice, the budgets, AL-1 & AL-2, and, of course, the fallout from U.S. Senator Katie Britt's national debut.