Capitol Journal Alabama Public Television

Hal Taylor with ALEA, Historian, author, and civil-rights activist Dr. Richard Bailey, and Dr. Anthony Leigh, President of Huntingdon College.

Todd Stacy sits down with State Representative Terri Collins to talk about the state’s recent progress on 3rd grade reading and other education issues. After that, Jeremy Walker of the Alabama Association of Realtors joins me to discuss the latest economic indicators from an improving real estate market. And later in the show, David Walters of the Alabama Community College System is in studio to talk about the various ways Alabama’s two year schools are helping get more Alabamians trained for good paying jobs.

We're covering the week that was in Alabama government & politics, including how the state was represented in Normandy this week. Todd's guests:
@AlaSecofState
Wes Allen State Rep
@andy_whitt1

@aldemocrats
Vice Chair
@TabithaK
 

We're covering the week that was in Alabama government & politics, from reading scores to boating safety.

Todd's guests:

Medical Cannabis Commission Director John McMillan
Auburn University Professor Rusty Adair
A+ Education Partnership President Mark Dixon

State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey joins us to talk about Alabama's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Deborah Stringfellow, and about new student reading scores that are just coming out. Capitol Journal’s Randy Scott, Jeff Sanders and Todd Stacy discuss the recently concluded legislative session.

 The legislative session is complete, giving us a lot to cover from lawmakers' final week in Montgomery. Todd welcomes two leaders to offer their session takeaways:  House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton