VIDEO: Another Alabama special election — Economic developers get an ethics carve out — Census will include a citizenship question … and more on Guerrilla Politics!

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April 1, 2018

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including:

— Is there a lesson for Republicans to learn from the latest Alabama special election?

— Was there a need for a change to Alabama’s ethics laws for economic development?

— Why is there such an outcry over asking people if the are American citizens on during the 2020 census?

Alabama Board of Education Member and candidate for State House Mary Scott Hunter joins Jackson and Burke to discuss allowing guns in schools, the state of Alabama’s education system, and her campaign.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at folks who demand that we stop pointing out that there are people out there who want to repeal the 2nd Amendment.

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