With just one day remaining in the legislative session, it’s not clear what bills will make it out of the state legislature, including revisions to the Alabama Accountability Act. We talk about that and other legislative matters with Don Dailey. He’s host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal.
In his column this week, the Birmingham News's John Archibald writes that toxic waste is a new business opportunity that deserves more discussion, while more discussion may finally be coming for the Alabama Accountability Act. Meanwhile, Jefferson County continues to wrestle with bankruptcy and filling the top legal job, while former state Senator Lowell Barron is back in the news.
WBHM has a rare opening for a News Director to lead our award-winning team of multi-media journalists. We're looking for an experienced journalist with management skills, radio and media production chops, and a desire to make a difference in a changing media landscape.
Gov. Robert Bentley wants a two-year delay before implementing the Alabama Accountability Act, and the Alabama Democratic Party is broke. We talk politics with Kyle Whitmire, political reporter with AL.com and The Birmingham News.
As the housing market tries to recover from the recession, one obstacle has been access to credit for first time home buyers. Not surprisingly, lenders are skittish and are denying home purchase applications at a bit higher rate around Birmingham compared to the pre-recession boom. But the denial rate varies widely depending on exactly where you live. We hear more in this week's Magic City Marketplace.
There is now just one meeting day left in this year's Alabama legislative session. So lawmakers spent the week advancing key bills while there's still time. Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey updates us about changes to the Alabama Accountability Act, the education budget, an overhaul for Medicaid and a victory for homebrewers.
In his column this week, John Archibald of the Birmingham News and AL.COM writes that the Jefferson County Courthouse has more drama than CSI, but that the best drama is not in the courtroom but in County Commission Chambers.
On her final day as News Director and Morning Edition host, WBHM's,Tanya Ott speaks with Michael Krall about her time in North Central Alabama and tells us about her new position with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
There remain many questions about what caused a flight information display at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to tip over earlier this spring, killing a 10-year-old boy. But we are getting a clearer picture of the design of the display. Also, Bessemer police shut down a popular blues juke joint. We talk about it with AL.com and The Birmingham News' Kyle Whitmire.
Democrats complain about getting steamrolled again on the Alabama Accountability Act, and both the General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets must be passed….but the legislative session slips away. We talk about that and other legislative matters with Don Dailey. He’s host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal.
There's a lot of unrest in the Jefferson County Commission these days. The commission forced out its top attorney, then convinced a state Supreme Court justice to take the job. But then, he promptly withdraws.
Jefferson County has put the "Help Wanted" sign up again for the top legal job in the county. The Water Works Board is wrestling with the future. We talk about those topics and more with The Birmingham News' Kyle Whitmire.
