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Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Polls show Americans warming to impeachment

The American public’s views of impeachment for President Trump are growing more favorable by the day.  Shortly after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced earlier this week that she would begin impeachment proceedings, the general public’s view of that action was decidedly unfavorable.  A clear majority of Americans in every major poll on the … Continued
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September 27, 2019
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Trump administration corruption shouldn’t surprise anyone in Alabama

Congratulations, America, the Trump administration has done it! In less than one presidential term, Trump and his assorted band of goons, drifters, conmen and carnival barkers have managed to turn the United States of America into a larger version of Alabama.  Now all of you can get a little taste of the incompetency, corruption, ignorance, … Continued
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September 26, 2019
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An Alabama court botched the trial of Jorge Ruiz so badly that he could get a do-over

When Jorge Ruiz was sentenced in an Autauga County courtroom in early August to 99 years in prison for the accidental death of a Deatsville nurse, it marked the end of one of the more shameful stretches of injustices in Alabama legal history.  Ruiz, a Mexican national who was in the country on a proper … Continued
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September 25, 2019

Senate Appropriations Committee headed by Shelby advances spending bills

The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the FY2020 spending bills for the Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Financial Services and General Government. The bills were each reported favorably out of the committee by a vote of … Continued
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September 25, 2019
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Gerrymandering prevents the one thing that could save us: Compromise

You’re going to want to sit down for this one: Alabama’s legislative districts were drawn with the intent of lessening the impact of minority voters.  I know, I know. Shocking. Right?  I mean, here I thought it was just our schools and our courts and our statues and our social programs and our law enforcement … Continued
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September 24, 2019

DNC approves Alabama bylaws, sets new election dates

Vote on new bylaws or don’t bother sending anyone from Alabama to Milwaukee next year.  Essentially, that’s what the Democratic National Committee said to Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley on Friday. A subcommittee of the DNC — the rules and bylaws committee — approved a new set of bylaws for the ADP and ordered … Continued
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September 23, 2019
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A white mayor isn’t the answer for Montgomery; neither is a black mayor.

A black mayor will ruin the city of Montgomery.  I know this to be true because I read it in Facebook comments. See, what will happen, according to Al O’Neil, is that the blacks will “revert back to more violent activities because they think they have a mayor that will condone reckless behaviors.” And the … Continued
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September 20, 2019

Gov. Ivey to begin cancer treatments, expects full recovery

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that she has cancer and will begin undergoing treatment. She said in a statement that doctors expect her to make a full recovery.  “Within the past few weeks, during a routine exam, my longtime family physician discovered a spot on my lung that was unusual,” said Ivey, who will … Continued
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September 19, 2019
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Another Alabama cop is dead. Do we care enough to make the necessary changes?

There was a police officer shot and killed in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night.  Tuesday morning, two girls woke up with a nice, happy family, a dad who took care of them and served his community. They went to bed heartbroken and forever changed.  Dornell Cousette was just 40 years old. He was the fourth law … Continued
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September 19, 2019

Jones offers U.S. Senate resolution memorializing the Clotilda

Sen. Doug Jones has introduced a resolution in the United States Senate to memorialize the discovery of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States. The Clotilda arrived in Mobile Bay in 1860, 53 years after the United States Congress banned the importation of enslaved people in 1807. Following the … Continued
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September 19, 2019