Biden’s student loan decision draws ire in Alabama, partisan school board elections and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

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August 28, 2022

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including:

— Where does the Biden administration’s student loan gambit lead us?

— Will Gov. Kay Ivey ever be able to please the media when it comes to her health status?

— Will Alabama move toward politicizing its school board races?

Editor of Yellowhammer News, Dylan Smith, joins the show to discuss what’s new with the outlet, Ivey’s health and everything else happening in Alabama politics this week.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at those who aren’t happy about the University of Alabama’s Nick Saban getting another extension that makes him the highest-paid coach in the game.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10AM to noon.

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