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

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Montgomery theater blocks showing of Siegelman documentary

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The board of a popular Montgomery independent theater has blocked the showing of a documentary about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman because it contains “defamatory” information about a board member, the theater’s director told al.com. A group had rented the Capri Theater and planned to show the film, titled … Continued
June 27, 2017

Oliver Robinson shouldn’t go to jail alone

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Oliver Robinson is going to jail. Quite a few others should be going with him. If Robinson, a former State Representative, wants to redeem himself and maybe help the constituents he’s sold out, he’ll spend the next few weeks and months working to make sure the jail cells around … Continued
June 23, 2017

A sad day for education in Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The dumbest conspiracy in the recent history of Alabama’s Department of Education took center stage on Wednesday during a heated, dumpster fire of a State Board of Education meeting. With board members routinely raising their voices to speak over each other, backhanding insults and tossing about serious allegations of … Continued
June 22, 2017

An apology for white people

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We know the truth, and we should feel worse about it. I’m talking about white people in Alabama (and other states too, I presume). We like to pretend a lot that the wink-and-nod racism that’s a daily part of life in this State is surprising to us. But it’s … Continued
June 21, 2017

Federal charges for Shelby County woman who faked cancer

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A Shelby County woman who faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to bilk her friends and family out of money now faces Federal charges and is in Federal custody. Jennifer Cataldo, who APR exposed as a scam artist in May, now faces Federal wire fraud charges, according to an indictment … Continued
June 21, 2017

Quality journalism comes in many different forms

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I won a couple of awards over the weekend. The Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors doled out journalism awards to State media at its annual banquet, and I was fortunate enough to pick up two. It’s nice, but I’ve never been big on awards. It always seemed silly to … Continued
June 20, 2017

ASU hires firm for president search, still moving slowly

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State University’s search for a new president continues to move at a snail’s pace. After more than two hours of picking apart a profile document the university plans to use in hiring its next president, the search committee responsible for that hire voted to hire an outside law … Continued
June 20, 2017

Alabama’s corruption problems can’t be solved through emails

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Another email from Luther Strange. This one is about the EPA – oh, wait, forgive me, I mean “the radical, activist EPA,” to put it in Strange’s terms. There was also one about something in Huntsville, several about Jeff Sessions’ testimony, something about farms, a few about the NRA … Continued
June 16, 2017

Alabama’s problems will soon be America’s problems

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter America’s celebration of idiocy is wearing thin. Since November’s election of Trump, the leadership of this country has quickly devolved into a tangled mess of bumbling idiots who have managed to get nearly everything wrong all the time. It has truly been the Alabamization of America, and at a … Continued
June 15, 2017

Juvenile Task Force shooting for big changes

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter As the District Attorney in Montgomery County, Daryl Bailey deals daily with the issue of youth crimes. It has, in his opinion, reached a breaking point. “We are on the cusp of losing an entire generation of kids,” Bailey said Tuesday. “What has happened over the last several years … Continued
June 14, 2017