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Recapping this week's General Election. Todd sits down with political columnist Steve Flowers and the Lauren Schwartz of the Collat Jewish Family Services

With just a little over a week to go before the election, we are in campaign mode. Alex Angle follows the candidates in the big race for Congress in AL-2. Todd sits down for interviews with candidates for Attorney General: Katherine Robertson for Attorney General & McLaughlin for Attorney General. And John Rogers of Cygnal links up from Washington to go over their recent polling.

Jeff Sanders sits down with the candidates for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District.

From Washington to Mobile and from Perry County to Birmingham, we're covering the week that was in Alabama government & politics. Todd's guests: Alabama Democratic Party Chair Bobby Singleton Alabama Republican Party Chair Scott Stadthagen The Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter

Lt. Governor candidates John Wahl & Phillip Ensler, plus Josh Vaughn of the Alabama Trucking Association.

We're fully into campaign season going into Labor Day weekend and our effort to interview all statewide candidates continues this week w/ Ag Commissioner candidates Ron Sparks & Corey Hill. @RepEngland70 is in studio to talk about ongoing prison issues.

We're covering the week that was in Alabama government & politics, with reporting from Randy Scott, Jeff Sanders and Alex Angle.   Todd's studio guests:   U.S. Senator Katie Britt Alabama Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed

We're back in the studio covering the latest in Alabama government and politics. There's finally some good news for Jackson Hospital, which is the capital city's downtown medical center. Randy Scott has that story. Members of Congress are spending their August recess getting feedback from constituents. Jeff Sanders takes us to the Wiregrass for one such meeting. There's progress to report on the education front and our own Trish Crain will help break down the latest test scores and rankings. National security expert Michael Allen joins us to try to make sense of what's happening in the world from an Alabama perspective. And Virgil Chames promotes the upcoming battle of the bands in Birmingham.

The team is on site at the Business Council of Alabama's Governmental Affairs Conference in Point Clear.  Guests include House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, Congressman Robert Aderholt, BCA President & CEO Helena Duncan and BCA Chairman Mark Drew of Protective Life Corporation.

State School Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey Alabama Emergency Management Director Jeff Smitherman

Big news for the gulf coast as the state is finally set to move forward with construction of the I-10 Mobile River Bridge. Alex Angle that story. More developments on the Tommy Tuberville residency issue as a Montgomery judge makes a key ruling. The state's two flagship university are joining forces to oppose legislation moving in Congress. We'll explain the details. A major Capital City hospital is saved from closure, at least for now. Randy Scott will tell us more. More progress on the highly anticipated new State House with the next legislative session just six months away. Jeff Sanders has that story. �� Joining us in studio this week, State Senator Chris Elliott of Baldwin County talks about the new bridge deal and what it will mean for the Gulf Coast. And acclaimed actress and director Dr. Tonea Stewart shares her latest film project and discusses her efforts to grow the film industry in Alabama.