Capitol Journal

Your trusted source for daily coverage of the Alabama Legislature.

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TONIGHT...

Another week, another round of rulings on congressional district lines. We'll catch you up on the latest.

Todd's guests:
▶️@AGSteveMarshall
▶️@repscfigures
▶️@alboysstate's William Ellard & Will Burgess

Watch at 7:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Alabama Democratic Party Vice Chair Tabitha Isner explains why she believes Democrats gained momentum in last week's election.

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Todd recently sat down with House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter to discuss the recent election, particularly legislative races.

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TONIGHT...

We'll rehash this week's election, including statewide races and legislative contests.

Todd's guests:

▶️House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter
▶️Democratic Party Vice Chair Tabitha Isner

Watch at 7:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Tonight...

Capitol Journal is back on the air covering the latest on congressional districts and court cases leading up to Tuesday's election.

Todd's guests:
▶️Political columnist @SteveFlowersAL
▶️LSA Director Othni Lathram
▶️@AEI Senior Fellow Dr. John Fortier

7:30 on APT!

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TONIGHT:

We're covering the Alabama Legislature's special session from soup to nuts. Plus we have polling to share ahead of the May 19 primary.

Todd's guests:
-Rep. Chris Pringle
-Sen. Merika Coleman
-AG candidate Jay Mitchell

7:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Todd's show opening explaining what the Legislature is doing back in Montgomery for this special session...

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TONIGHT

The Legislature is back and that means we are, too. We're covering the first day of the special session to address congressional & state senate district maps.

We'll bring you all the action from the State House tonight at 10:30 on Alabama Public Television.

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TONIGHT...

We're on location at the @AL_League's annual convention, where we are spotlighting the work of local mayors & council members from across the state.

We'll also be talking about the upcoming special session at the top.

Watch at 7:30 on APT!

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Tonight...

We'll catch you up on the week that was in Alabama government & politics, from the delegation in Washington to a new law affecting the coast.

Todd's guests:
▶️@GovernorKayIvey Chief of Staff Liz Filmore
▶️Attorney General candidate @KGRob27
▶️Todd Schmidt & Quin Gresham from Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Watch at 7:30 on APT!

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TONIGHT...

We'll put a bow on the 2026 Regular Session and catch you up on this busy final week.

Todd's guests:
▶️House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter
▶️Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton

Tune in at 7:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Tonight...

The legislative session is over! We'll have the latest from the final day of session and the final day in the current State House.

Todd welcomes retiring @RepTerriCollins to talk about her career advocating education policy improvements.

Watch at 10:30 on APT!

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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Hill is retiring from the Legislature this year. He sat down with Todd to offer his advice to the next chairman and his thoughts on how the Alabama Legislature can avoid becoming as polarized as Congress. Worth a watch.

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Todd sat down with State Representative Russell Bedsole to talk about final passage of his bill to help victims of crime access compensation funds.

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Tonight...

Day 28 of the legislative session was a busy one, with more bills achieving final passage. We'll catch you up.

Todd's guests:
▶️State Rep. Russell Bedsole
▶️State Rep. Sam Jones

Tune in at 10:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Tonight...

We're gearing up for the final stretch of the legislative session, which is slated to end this week.

Todd welcome's Senate Secretary Pat Harris & House Clerk John Treadwell to talk about the end-of-session scramble plus look toward the new State House.

10:30 on APT!

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Tonight

We'll catch you up on a monster week in the Legislature plus take a look at new polling in the Senate Race.

Todd's guests:
▶️State Sen. @Clyde_Chambliss
▶️House Minority Leader @AnthonyDaniels
▶️Former Auburn Head Basketball Coach @coachbrucepearl

7:30 on APT!

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Tonight...

Lawmakers are getting close to the end of the 2026 legislative session and we'll have the latest from the 27th day.

Todd sits down with House General Fund Budget Committee Chairman Rex Reynolds to talk about this year's budget and the future outlook.

10:30 on APT!

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Tonight...

We're covering another big day in the Legislature with major bills starting to pass.

Todd welcomes State Rep. Danny Garrett and Abe Harper, founder of Harper Technologies, to discuss Innovation Day at the State House.

Tune in at 10:30 on Alabama Public Television!

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Todd catches up with Washington Correspondent @alexangle_ for the latest on Department of Homeland Security funding after Congress failed to reach a deal over the weekend.

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