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Tuberville, Jones put competing plans before Alabama voters

Tuberville and Jones offer competing plans as residency, prison oversight, Medicaid and beef-import battles test Alabama’s political leadership and priorities.

Published on September 7, 2026 at 7:59 am CDT

This week on “The Voice of Alabama Politics,” Alabama’s candidates are moving beyond slogans and putting competing plans before voters.

Bill Britt, Susan Britt and Josh Moon examine the emerging debate over data centers, unresolved questions surrounding Tommy Tuberville’s residency case, growing scrutiny of Alabama’s prison spending, Doug Jones’ Medicaid pledge and Shomari Figures’ challenge to President Donald Trump’s beef import policy.

Watch the full episode for the facts, the politics and what comes next.

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