Fifth district congressional race heats up and more on Alabama Politics This Week

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June 12, 2022

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

— Did U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) want to raise your taxes?

— How much, if any, help did U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt give former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) in getting elected in 2017?

— Will the U.S. House of Representatives District 5 race in north Alabama get uglier as we head towards a primary runoff?

Talk 99.5’s Tim Melton joins the show to discuss how the candidates in the U.S. Senate race are being received, attack ads, the January 6 commission and everything happening in Alabama politics this week.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at people who decided painting a Civil War cannon in “Pride” colors would be unifying.

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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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