VIDEO: No new State House, Ivey at odds with the Alabama legislature again, immunity for businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits and more on Alabama Politics This Week

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May 17, 2020

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including:

— Who will actually get to control the $1.8 billion in CARES Act funding?

— Has Governor Kay Ivey destroyed her ability to work with the legislature after leaking their wish list?

— Do businesses need liability immunity against frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits to fully reopen?

Jackson and Handback are joined by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) to discuss his budgets, the State House controversy and the push to provide businesses with immunity from COVID-19.

Jackson closes the show with a “parting shot” at those members of the media who insist on covering former Vice President Joe Biden’s scandals the same way they covered Hillary Clinton’s — by ignoring them and pretending the scandal is the fact that they are being brought up.

Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 AM weekdays on WVNN.

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