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

Elections / News / State

Collier’s allegations are not about Ivey’s health — they’re about retaliation

It’s not the (alleged) stroke, it’s the coverup. That was the message from Walt Maddox and his campaign on Thursday, as they took shots at Gov. Kay Ivey for allegedly directing her security detail to cover up a health scare in 2015. She’s also alleged to have demoted a state trooper from her security team … Continued

Josh Moon

October 19, 2018

Opinion

Kay Ivey’s official calendar is surprisingly empty

In late-August and early-September, there was one question dominating Alabama’s governor’s race. Where is Kay Ivey? The governor at that point had scarcely been seen in a few days. In one 10-day stretch, she held no public events and somehow managed to avoid even local ribbon cuttings and bridge openings. And her opponent’s campaign was … Continued

Josh Moon

October 18, 2018

Opinion

A breakdown of Ivey’s ever-changing story on her Colorado illness, trooper demotion

It’s tough to keep a good lie going. The problem isn’t so much the original lie, even if it’s a doozy. The trouble comes on the back side, when you have to start piling lies on top of lies to make that original lie hold up. And then you have to keep it all straight. … Continued

Josh Moon

October 17, 2018

Other state AGs are suing 3M over pollution; Alabama’s AG is threatening reporters and feigning ignorance

When the attorney general of Minnesota learned of the years of pollution dumped from a 3M plant into his state’s waterways, he filed a lawsuit demanding the company clean up its mess. A few years later, on the eve of the trial, 3M settled, agreeing to pay $850 million to make Minnesota’s water clean again. … Continued

Josh Moon

October 16, 2018

Opinion

Maddox is pro-life, pro-gun — and the Ivey campaign is freaking out

The Kay Ivey campaign threw a bit of a hissy fit earlier this week. You probably missed it, since it took place mostly on old fashioned radio and rightwing blogs, but there was outrage aplenty. Because Walt Maddox, who’s running against Ivey for governor, released his first statewide campaign ad and revealed that he’s both … Continued

Josh Moon

October 12, 2018

Opinion

2017 Steve Marshall vs. 2018 Steve Marshall

2017 Steve Marshall would really hate 2018 Steve Marshall. Do you remember 2017 Steve Marshall? That fresh-faced guy who rolled into Montgomery, appointed by Robert Bentley, and swearing to follow the law and exhibit ethics and morals and junk? He wasn’t going to compromise himself or operate a quid pro quo AG’s office. And the … Continued

Josh Moon

October 10, 2018

Opinion

Taylor Swift: GOP kryptonite

But here’s what makes this whole thing more absurd: Swift seemed to know exactly what she was talking about.

Josh Moon

October 9, 2018

Opinion

Siegelman wants ruling on Marshall’s campaign finances, and you should too

Joseph Siegelman is right. You know he’s right. Even if you’re a Republican and hate Democrats with all your being, you still know he’s right about Steve Marshall and the $735,000 in campaign contributions. They’re illegal. Troy King brought it up first, even filed an ethics complaint against Marshall back in July. Before that, the … Continued

Josh Moon

October 5, 2018

Ethics Commission gives itself more power to reduce penalties for campaign law violators

The Alabama Ethics Commission is again making it less burdensome to violate campaign reporting laws. In a 3-0 vote on Wednesday (with two abstentions), the Commission voted to give itself the authority to reduce the number of offenses levied against candidates and political action committees (PACs) that violate campaign finance reporting rules. Typical violations occur … Continued

Josh Moon

October 4, 2018

Opinion

How American politics became so ugly

The political process in America is broken. You hear that a lot these days. Especially from Republicans, who are upset that the partisan judge they’re trying to cram through to the Supreme Court is being held up because he’s a liar who has likely perjured himself multiple times in his confirmation testimony. And so, suddenly, … Continued

Josh Moon

October 3, 2018