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Josh Moon

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

News / State

Billing records show Balch attorneys played substantial role in state superintendent search, alleged smear campaign

Billing records obtained by the Alabama Political Reporter show that attorneys from the law firm Balch & Bingham were heavily involved in the Alabama State Department’s flawed superintendent search that landed Michael Sentance and was paid thousands of dollars to counsel and coach department lawyers and a state school board member. Those records, provided to … Continued

Josh Moon

March 20, 2018

Opinion

Doug Jones is selling out the people who elected him

It’s time for a reality check for Doug Jones. You’re not going to be re-elected to the U.S. Senate. Look, I’d love to think that there’s a chance, even a Lloyd Christmas “so you’re telling me there’s a chance” sort of chance. But there’s not. You were nearly beaten by a man who was widely … Continued

Josh Moon

March 20, 2018

Opinion

The changing atmosphere at ASU

On Thursday, Alabama State University officials and administrators will travel to Concordia College in Selma to help. Concordia, the nearly-100-year-old historically black college that has served the western portion of Alabama, is closing its doors for good. It can no longer afford to stay open. ASU has long been a sister school to Concordia, and … Continued

Josh Moon

March 15, 2018

Opinion

Greed is threatening the daycare bill again

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is happening again. In the bowels of the Alabama State House, where the rancid sausage of state government is put together, the men are scheming again. Scheming to kill, or severely weaken, the daycare licensing bill. The same people are involved: Sen. Larry Stutts, the Alabama Eagle Forum … Continued

Josh Moon

March 8, 2018

Opinion

Montgomery reappoints disgraced judge, needs new leadership

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard shouldn’t go to prison. Nope. His sentence should be commuted and he should be returned to his lofty position atop the Alabama House, because the things he did, while illegal, were not things that he invented and he wasn’t alone in doing those … Continued

Josh Moon

March 7, 2018

Opinion

The Alabama House: Making Illegal Lobbying Legal Again

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There they go again. Your Alabama Legislature, playing with the ethics laws. Loosening them. Giving themselves a little more wiggle room, because dammit, earning an easy $45,000-plus for putting in a three-day work week three months out of the year can really grind on a man, I reckon. Tuesday … Continued

Josh Moon

March 7, 2018

Opinion

AEA lawsuit could save charter schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association filed a lawsuit Monday against the Alabama Charter School Commission members and interim state superintendent Ed Richardson. And you should be on the AEA’s side. It doesn’t matter if you hate the AEA. It doesn’t matter if you hate public education. It doesn’t matter if … Continued

Josh Moon

March 6, 2018

Opinion

Alabama: The Awful State

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We are awful people. It’s time we face facts. Alabama has more than its share of terrible, selfish, greedy jackasses who would step on the heads of drowning puppies if it meant earning an extra nickel. And a good chunk of the rest of this place is too dumb … Continued

Josh Moon

March 2, 2018

Opinion

Could a lottery, gambling cause Alabama to lose moral high ground?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The gambling debate in Alabama is tired. Because it’s just too old. It’s like arguing against the smart phone. I suppose the debate was a meaningful one back pre-1980 or so, long before church bingo halls and greyhound racing invaded the state. And before Mississippi OK’d Indian casinos and … Continued

Josh Moon

March 1, 2018

Upset: Burkette knocks off Knight in District 26 primary runoff

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter In what could only be described as an upset, Montgomery City Councilman David Burkette has won the Democratic primary runoff for the District 26 seat in the Alabama Senate, knocking off longtime state Rep. John Knight. Knight was considered an overwhelming favorite and had easily bested a field of … Continued

Josh Moon

February 28, 2018