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

The Steve Harvey-ASU contract seems fair

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter For the life of me, I can’t comprehend the trouble with the Steve Harvey contract at Alabama State University. In case you don’t follow the daily happenings at Alabama’s oldest historically black college, last Friday, ASU’s board of trustees spent a significant portion of a meeting blasting Steve Harvey, … Continued
March 7, 2017

Steve Harvey was stiffed by ASU, business partner says

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Steve Harvey doesn’t owe Alabama State University “one single cent” for its Turkey Day Classic football game and surrounding events, instead it’s the university that owes Harvey, the entertainer’s business partner said Saturday. In an interview with APR, Montgomery businessman Greg Calhoun, who partners with Harvey in an investment … Continued
March 4, 2017

There’s a stench coming from the Department of Education

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Something stinks at the Alabama State Department of Education. I’m just not sure who smells the most. On Thursday, the Legislature’s Contract Review Committee held up its second ALSDE proposed contract – this one for more than $760,000 going to a company named Northbay Strategic Partners. It was held … Continued
March 3, 2017

Requiring all daycares to be licensed is common sense

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There are things you come to expect in life. That the Alabama Legislature would serve us all much better by not meeting — ever. That an elderly person’s ability to shut off a ringing cell phone is determined by the number of people in the room. That strip mall … Continued
March 2, 2017

The absurd world of politics

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Let me tell you about politics. Early Tuesday afternoon, as the Alabama Legislature was about to start up its fourth week of work, there was the usual mishmash of people milling around inside and outside of the State House. Conservative and Liberal groups. Lobbyists by the dozen. There was … Continued
March 1, 2017

Selma bridge dispute continues on

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There will be a bridge crossing celebration in Selma this weekend – marking the 52nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that helped ignite a movement in America that led to the 1965 Voting Rights Act – but a beef between organizers and city officials has prompted significant changes. … Continued
March 1, 2017

Town Halls are important, ducking them is cowardly

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Town Halls aren’t exactly a new thing. Neither is anger at Town Halls. In fact, both stretch back to before the founding of America, and helped to shape the country’s formation. Many have been quite contentious, even some of the earliest. But they all also had one thing in … Continued
February 28, 2017