Episode #618

(MAY 2, 2014) We'll have the latest on storm relief and cleanup efforts around the state. We'll also be joined by Senator Quinton Ross of Montgomery, the vice chair of the Senate education committee. He discusses Common Core and the regulation of private schools. Ross also talks about the controversy surrounding the selection of new trustees for Alabama State University. We'll also be joined by Dr. Daniel Smith, an economics professor with Troy University's Johnson Center for Political Economy. He talks about his new study which questions the need for most professional licensing in Alabama. And we'll discuss all of the week's top state government news in our Week in Review segment.