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

Alabama voters need the pain

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The next US Senator from Alabama is probably going to be either Luther Strange, the current (appointed) seat holder, Roy Moore, or Rep. Mo Brooks. I wish that were not the case. But I’ve seen the polling numbers. This is the reality. Voters in this State will go to … Continued
July 18, 2017

AG Marshall’s campaign takes in questionable donations

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Attorney General Steve Marshall’s campaign has accepted donations from several Political Action Committees funded by a company currently involved in an AG’s office investigation and another company owned by a man who was a key witness in the Mike Hubbard trial. In all, according to campaign finance reports, Marshall’s … Continued
July 14, 2017

ASU has two-week application window in president search

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The search for Alabama State University’s next president has shifted into top gear. For weeks, university officials have maintained that they were in no rush to name a new president, following the firing of former president Gwendolyn Boyd last December. In April, the board decided to move forward with … Continued
July 14, 2017

Ivey: Bye, Bentley task forces

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Now the gambling committee is officially dead. Governor Kay Ivey, on Wednesday, signed an Executive Order ending the work of 18 Bentley-era committees, councils, and task forces, including, as APR reported on Tuesday, the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming. Also on the chopping block was the Grocery Tax Task … Continued
July 13, 2017

ALSDE investigation: No one to blame for bad grad rate release

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter No single person was to blame for the premature release by the Alabama State Department of Education of error-filled graduation rates last April, an internal investigation found. Former Jefferson County superintendent Phil Hammonds presented the findings of that investigation to the State Board of Education on Tuesday. Hammonds called … Continued
July 12, 2017

Is the MPS intervention another sham?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The first email from a Montgomery Public Schools principal landed in my inbox two weeks ago, and it was filled with depressing observations. This principal had supported the Alabama State Department of Education’s intervention into MPS, had expressed hope that it would finally fix the ailing school system, that … Continued
July 12, 2017

Governor “unofficially” disbands Gambling task force

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming seems to has vanished. The 11-member committee, formed by former Gov. Robert Bentley to study the impact of various types of gambling on state revenue, hasn’t held a meeting in more than four months and sources close to several committee members say they … Continued
July 11, 2017

Alabama: The sellout State

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s Luther Strange, smiling, talking about health care on Fox News, saying he wants to “immediately repeal Obamacare.” And then he drops a doozy: “In my State of Alabama, we didn’t expand Medicaid. Through innovations and efficiencies, we’ve covered our people.” If Strange, the appointed Senator from this State, … Continued
July 11, 2017

A bloody Thursday for Ivey staff, cabinet

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Thursday was not a good day to work for Gov. Kay Ivey. Ivey booted out two cabinet members and three personal staffers and apparently plans to accept the later resignation of a third cabinet member. Gone are Neal Morrison, the Director of Senior Services; Joanne Hale, the head of … Continued
July 7, 2017

Here’s why everyone keeps raising questions about Luther Strange’s campaign contributions

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Dom Gentile, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Alabama’s Special Election, asked in a letter for the Alabama Ethics Commission to investigate campaign contributions made to current Sen. Luther Strange by Drummond Coal. Strange, who was appointed to the Senate in February by former Gov. Robert … Continued
July 7, 2017