Ep. 316- God Bless the Farmer

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey shows a very strong showing in her re-election bid based on a new poll. The ACLU sends a letter supporting the teaching of Critical Race Theory in Alabama schools to the State School Board after Eagle Forum Alabama and Alabama Policy Institute propose a ban on CRT. Mitt Walker of the Alabama Farmer's Federation calls into the show to discuss how recent changes in policy and law could bankrupt family farms in Alabama if not addressed. Alabama FFA Reporter Olivia Powers and Sentinel Brianna Payne sit down for an interview about the direction of Alabama FFA this upcoming year. The White House tweets that Americans saved $0.16 on food for cooking out on Independence Day this year. Josh Moon at Alabama Political Reporter claims Rep. Mo Brooks is contradicting himself and changing stories when it comes to the Capitol Riots earlier this year.

Sources:

https://yellowhammernews.com/polling-ivey-stands-at-strongest-position-since-assuming-governors-office/

https://www.alreporter.com/2021/07/08/alabama-aclu-to-state-school-board-oppose-ban-on-critical-race-theory/

https://alabamapolicy.org/2021/07/08/api-responds-to-aclu-call-for-school-board-to-oppose-ban-on-critical-race-theory/

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPM0_PTE_NUS_DPG&f=M

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000703112

https://beef2live.com/story-retail-ground-beef-prices-month-89-114059

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15535-beef-retail-price-hits-record-average-in-2020

https://babylonbee.com/news/bernie-sanders-submits-bill-to-tax-the-016-saved-on-barbecues

https://babylonbee.com/news/treasury-announces-minting-of-new-biden-coin-worth-sixteen-cents

https://www.alreporter.com/2021/07/07/mo-brooks-ever-changing-jan-6-story/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/12/us/capitol-mob-timeline.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKHwV6sdrMk

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