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Josh Moon

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

The privilege of being a white college in Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There is some confusion over the term “white privilege.” Apparently, quite a few white people are convinced that this term is hogwash, because upon birth they weren’t given a pot of gold and a new Firebird. Simply because they’ve faced some hardships in life, they believe that that is … Continued

January 26, 2017

Montgomery hires suspended judge as consultant

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The City of Montgomery has hired suspended municipal court judge Lester Hayes – who was suspended earlier this month by the Alabama Supreme Court for jailing indigent defendants – as a contract consultant to work with the city’s legal department. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange confirmed to APR Wednesday afternoon … Continued

January 25, 2017

Bentley fires back at SACS, calls request “Politically motivated”

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley believes a request from an accrediting agency to remove him the boards of all State colleges and universities is politically motivated, but the agency that made the request said it’s simply a matter of aligning the governance structure of Alabama’s universities with other states. Belle Wheelan, … Continued

January 25, 2017

Living in a world of alternative facts

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It doesn’t matter how many people attended Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Really, it makes no difference at all. It won’t dictate the support he receives over the next four years. It won’t determine whether he’s a successful president. By next week, we will have likely forgotten all about this … Continued

January 24, 2017

SACS wants Bentley removed from all college boards

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The agency responsible for accrediting all of Alabama’s two- and four-year colleges and universities is asking the state legislature to remove Gov. Robert Bentley from all state college boards because of a conflict-of-interest issue, according to a letter from the agency obtained the Alabama Political Reporter. The Southern Association … Continued

January 23, 2017

Montgomery School Board will support State takeover

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Montgomery County School Board will accept the recommendation of a State takeover of the Montgomery school system and will work with the State to correct problems in the district, school board members said during a meeting on Friday. The board voted unanimously to approve a plan recommended by … Continued

January 20, 2017

The wasted Obama years

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We will miss the Obamas. Oh, I know that conservatives will swear they’ll never miss Barack and Michelle Obama, but they will. Even if they’ll never admit it. The reason I am so confident of this is because the Obamas are good people. There is no arguing that fact. … Continued

January 20, 2017

A dumb political scheme

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Political schemes are dirty. The backroom dealings, backstabbing, lies, trickery, illegal acts and coverups represent the absolute worst in our government system. But successful schemes – the ones that deftly block an appointment or shut down a multi-million-dollar deal or backdoor some cash for politician’s brother-in-law, they take smarts. … Continued

January 19, 2017

Alabama’s gambling fight, Part II: Follow the money

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter By early 2009, construction was far enough along on the Country Crossing facility in Dothan that it didn’t take much imagination to see customers flocking to the entertainment venue, spending the night in the George Jones Possum Holler Bed and Breakfast, eating at the Lorrie Morgan Hot Chicken Restaurant. … Continued

January 18, 2017

The lie we can’t live with

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Robert E. Lee Day. That’s a thing in Alabama. And even though Lee’s birthday is Jan. 19, just to make it easy to remember, state leaders decided to honor the South’s top Civil War general on the third Monday in January. That, of course, also happens to be the … Continued

January 16, 2017