VIDEO: Mandate ban passes in Alabama, GOP election success riles Biden’s agenda and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

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November 7, 2021

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

— How did we get from Governor Kay Ivey’s hesitation to take on vaccine mandates to having her sign legislation that passed both chambers of the legislature by a wide margin?

— Will the battles this week between business interests and their traditional Republican allies have lasting consequences?

— What lessons can be learned from what happened in the elections in New Jersey and Virginia moving forward towards the 2022 midterms?

Jackson and Musick are joined by WVNN talk show host Michael Yaffee to get his thoughts on this week’s news.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at all of those who said there was no chance that the people could beat back the power brokers in Alabama politics.

Watch:

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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