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

Ethics Commission could pull back veil on BCA conference donations

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Ethics Commission will vote on an opinion Wednesday morning that will change the way multiple-sponsor events report gifts to lawmakers and state employees, a ruling that would close a loophole in Alabama’s ethics laws that has benefited the Business Council of Alabama. For years now, the BCA … Continued
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February 7, 2018
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President Trump, where is the winning?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I have a question. I’m sitting here admiring my extra $1.50 and my new Costco membership, as the stock market makes that slide-whistle sound effect it used to make when ol’ W was in charge, and I just can’t help but wonder … The winning, when does it start? … Continued
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February 6, 2018
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Anthony Ray Hinton has been exonerated, deserves compensation

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Make no mistake about it, Alabama Legislature, you can’t fix what happened to Anthony Ray Hinton. Not even with $1.5 million. Not with all of the public apologies in the world. You can’t take 30 years of a man’s freedom, charging him with a crime he didn’t commit, and … Continued
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February 2, 2018

Judge dismisses three from Pouncey lawsuit

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has dismissed two Department of Education attorneys and the former interim state schools superintendent from a lawsuit filed last year by Jefferson County superintendent Craig Pouncey alleging a conspiracy to deny him the superintendent’s job. Judge Roman Shaul, in a two-page order, released … Continued
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February 1, 2018
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The daycare bill, part II: It’s all about the money

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Here we go again. The daycare bill is back in the Alabama Legislature, and the hand-wringing has commenced. Only, most of it has occurred behind closed doors, away from the watchful eyes of the public and the media, back in the crevices of the State House, where the real … Continued
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January 31, 2018

A man of faith

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Walt Maddox has faith in Alabama voters. A lot of faith. So much faith that the Democratic mayor of Tuscaloosa will officially qualify on Friday to run for the governor of the state, believing that the voters of the state will overlook that “D” beside his name and cast … Continued
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January 26, 2018
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Maybe we should teach the Bible

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, a group of scientists announced that a fossilized human jaw bone has been discovered in a cave in Israel — a discovery that rewrites the story of man’s earliest travels out of Africa by more than 50,000 years. If confirmed, the discovery would mean man first left … Continued
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January 26, 2018

Sources: Corruption Grand Jury focused on power plant deals

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A special grand jury in Montgomery is targeting a variety of potential corrupt deals related to the Bellefonte nuclear plant near Scottsboro, several sources have told the Alabama Political Reporter. The investigation into that possible corruption, led by Deputy Attorney General Matt Hart, is drawing in some of the … Continued
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January 25, 2018

What’s taking so long with the Mike Hubbard appeal?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Oct. 5, 2016, former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, two months removed from being found guilty of 12 felonies, officially filed an appeal in his case with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Thirteen days later, in a Baldwin County Circuit Court, Justin Shawn Miller went on trial for … Continued
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January 24, 2018