Todd Stacy is joined by new Alabama State Legislators, Rep. Danny Garrett, Sen. Robert Stewart, and Rep. Troy Stubbs.

February 3, 2023

Todd's guests are: - Alabama Dept. of Revenue Commissioner Vernon Barnett - Alabama Trucking Association President Mark Colson - Alabama League of Municipalities Executive Director Greg Cochran

January 27, 2023

We review the inauguration spectacle & speeches and the week that was in government. Joining Todd Stacy in studio are: - Gov. Kay Ivey - Attorney General Steve Marshall - Sen. Greg Reed

January 20, 2023

We’re covering the Legislature's organizational session this week. Guests include House Rules Chairman Joe Lovvorn and Alabama Senator April Weaver. Plus, we go inside the conversation at Todd Stacy's legislative issues breakfast.  

January 13, 2023

Todd Stacy  sits down with Ag Commissioner Rick Pate, new Office of Minority Affairs Director Stacia Robinson and Director of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission John McMillan.

January 6, 2023

It was legislative orientation week in the State House, with newly elected lawmakers getting up to speed. We’ll take you there. Karen Goldsmith reports on broadband internet expansion efforts in all 67 counties. Randy Scott continues his reporting on the death penalty in Alabama and a review of procedure. State Representative Rex Reynolds joins us to talk about his new role as House General Fund Budget Chairman, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels discusses the Democrats’ agenda for the next session and what’s next on economic development. And Secretary of the Senate Pat Harris is in studio talking about the Legislature’s next term, a spooky day around the Capitol and the prospect of building a new State House.

December 16, 2022

Attorney General Steve Marshall offers an update on where death penalty executions stand in Alabama. We’ll take you there. A state panel recommends reauthorizing and revising Alabama economic development incentives laws. We have the details. Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth joins us to discuss those economic development and what we can expect in the next legislative session. Newly selected president of the Business Council of Alabama Helena Duncan sits down for her first interview since taking the helm at BCA. Sonny Brasfield of the Association of County Commissions discusses their big gathering this week. And Robbie McGhee and Arthur Mothershed of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians talk about the recent documentary about their tribe plus the latest with gambling in Alabama.

December 9, 2022

A farewell here in Montgomery for Senator Richard Shelby who is retiring after more than 40 years in Congress. More leadership positions are getting filled in the Alabama House of Representatives. We’ll have the latest. Karen Goldsmith reports on innovative education techniques in Talladega County that could  be a model for the rest of the state. Randy Scott is back in Selma to show how the restoration of Brown Chapel is opening doors to more tourism in the Black Belt. In studio, I’m joined by outgoing House Clerk Jeff Woodard and incoming House Clerk John Treadwell to discuss all the turnover in that chamber. ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell discusses the state’s efforts to expand the electric vehicle charging network. And David Mowery talks about recent elections and what takeaways we can learn.

December 2, 2022

Todd Stacy sits down with ABC Administrator Mac Gipson & Farrell Turner of the Alabama Rural Health Association.  Plus, American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar & Senior Fellow Ian Rowe discuss AEI's efforts in Birmingham. 

November 18, 2022

Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, (R)-Rainsville; AL Republican Party Chair John Wahl; AL Democratic Party Vice-Chair Tabitha Isner; Alabama High School Athletic Association Director Alvin Briggs

November 11, 2022

We're bringing you the candidates at the top of the ticket in Tuesday's election. Gov. Kay Ivey and Yolanda Flowers in the governor’s race. Katie Britt and Will Boyd in the race for U.S. Senate.  

November 4, 2022

The nation’s report card is in and there are promising results for Alabama. We’ll walk through the numbers. Congressman Jerry Carl joins us to discuss what the next term in Congress might be and the battle for majority control. State Representative Steve Clouse discusses the record budget increases in the General Fund plus his campaign to be the next House speaker. Alabama Port Authority Director John Driscoll talks about the banner growth the state’s port is seeing and what the future holds. And Othni Lathram of the Legislative Services Agency explains the effort to recompile and reorganize the Alabama Constitution that will be on the ballot November 8.

October 28, 2022

A big economic development announcement bringing hundreds of jobs to the Capital City. We’ll take you there. The State Board of Education talks through its budget request and legislative agenda for the upcoming year; An Alabama principal wins the “Oscar of Education” for his impressive leadership. And charter school advocates gather to discuss ways to get more support from the Legislature in the coming year. We’ll sit down with U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville on a range of topics, from his military families bill to the impact of inflation. And Wendell Major, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, joins us in studio to talk about his election bid.  

October 21, 2022

There’s extraordinary growth in the state’s revenue with budgets seeing record surpluses. Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed joins us to talk about how we got here and what the Legislature will do with the money. Alabama in the national spotlight this week as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether the latest congressional redistricting map complies with the law. I’ll sit down with one of the plaintiffs of the case, Evan Milligan, and Tish Faulks from the ACLU to hear their side. Attorney General Steve Marshall is in studio explaining the state’s case in the matter.

October 9, 2022

A major broadband expansion announcement from Governor Ivey  in Prattville. Karen Goldsmith takes us there. Discussion is ongoing about the state’s death penalty after recent trouble with executions. Randy Scott goes deeper on the issue. Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner explains the high turnover rate among child services social workers and what can be done to fix the problem. Barry Matson of the District Attorneys Association discusses increasing penalties for fentanyl trafficking and other law enforcement topics. And Leah Nelson from Alabama Appleseed talks about some concerning new data about drug abuse inside state prisons from her new report. 

September 30, 2022

In light of suicide prevention month, we’ll talk with Commissioner Kent Davis of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs about efforts to combat veteran suicide.  Commissioner Chris Blankenship of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources discusses the various outdoor recreation offerings in Alabama and the $80 million worth of upgrades coming to state parks.  And with the Ken Burns Holocaust documentary debuting this week on PBS, Dr. Dan Puckett, a Professor of History at Troy University will talk about Holocaust history and education in Alabama and beyond.

September 23, 2022

A special focus on the opioid epidemic in Alabama - how to prevent addictions and what treatment is available.    Guests:  Katherine Robertson with Sallye Longshore; Dr. Stephen Taylor; Carie Wimberly; Dr. Luke Engeriser

September 16, 20222

  More budget hearings at the State House reveal how state agencies are faring financially.   Joining Todd at the desk are: Finance Director Bill Poole Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield.    

September 9, 2022

Talking tourism, a transition for the 187th Fighter Wing, and medical marijuana licenses. Guests include Sen. Will Barfoot, Rep. Chris Pringle, Jane Adams of Cover Alabama, and Brandon Burroughs of Boeing Space.

September 2, 2022

STATE AND SCHOOL LEADERS ARE LOOKING AT THE SUCCESS OF STEM PROGRAMS HELPING STUDENTS IN ALABAMA FIND MORE SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM.   ALSO,GOVERNOR KAY IVEY ADDRESSES RUMORS OF HER LACK OF APPEARANCES AND HEALTH STATUS.   ONE MAJOR ALABAMA CITY IS LOOKING AT BRINGING NEW ECONOMIC AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRESS TO IT'S AREA BY REVITALIZING PORTIONS OF IT'S REGION.   WE'LL BE JOINED IN STUDIO BY CHANCELLOR JIMMY BAKER OF THE ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SECRETARY FITZGERALD WASHINGTON, ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT SECRETARY HAL TAYLOR, AND ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. SCOTT HARRIS FOR THE LATEST ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR AGENCIES.  

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