VIDEO: The shutdown continues, Trump acquiesces on the State of the Union, $1 billion for prisons and more on Guerrilla Politics …

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January 27, 2019

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

— Is the U.S. closer to an actual deal on the wall and shutdown?

— What did President Donald Trump gain by backing down to Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

— Will Governor Kay Ivey go around the legislature to get prisons built?

Jackson and Burke are joined by State Senator Clay Scofield to discuss $1 billion dollars for prisons, gas taxes and the Alabama Accountability Act.

Jackson closes the show with a “parting shot” where he explains why Alabama should uncouple the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee holidays.

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