No special session for abortion legislation, Tuberville could be swing vote on repeal of ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

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July 24, 2022

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

— Will rape and incest exemptions to Alabama’s abortion law ever get added?

— Is U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) the key to repealing the “Defense of Marriage Act?”

— Why is the media treating President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis differently than his predecessor’s?

FM Talk 106.5’s Jeff Poor joins the show to discuss the legislature’s chances of softening Alabama’s abortion law, the Alabama Democratic Party’s search for new blood and everything else happening in Alabama politics this week.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at the people who want to return to COVID-19 restrictions.

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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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