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Josh Moon

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

The toughest man in America

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We like tough guys in Alabama. Listen to the stories repeated around this state. Bear Bryant playing football on a broken leg. Or that time Bo Jackson ran over The Boz. We love NASCAR fights, gritty basketball and light-em-up football hits. John Wayne movies would win Oscars this year if … Continued

December 15, 2016

Sources: ASU board to fire Boyd on Friday

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has the votes to fire embattled university president Gwendolyn Boyd on Friday and will do so unless Boyd negotiates her resignation prior to the meeting, two sources close to the trustees told The Alabama Political Reporter. The sources also said that attorney … Continued

December 14, 2016

Base housing issues continue to plague Maxwell families

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter For the past five months, the carpet in Jenna Torres’ home on Maxwell Air Force Base has needed replacing. A water leak in late June soaked it, and when that leak wasn’t properly fixed, it was soaked again in July. Now, five months later, the moldy, smelly carpet remains. … Continued

December 14, 2016

State Auditor Ziegler pitches another prison reform plan

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Jim Ziegler has a plan for Alabama’s prison problem. At a press conference Tuesday morning, the Alabama State Auditor laid out a 12-step plan – which he dubbed “Plan Z” – to correct Alabama’s overcrowded prison issues. Ziegler said his Plan Z would cost taxpayers only a quarter of … Continued

December 14, 2016

No one should be surprised by Alabama’s bogus graduation rates

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama graduation rates were “misreported.” That was the official line from the Alabama Department of Education last week, as officials there were forced to finally announce what they’ve known for years. That Alabama’s graduation rates are bogus. Don’t be fooled by the claims of surprise from anyone. Not … Continued

December 13, 2016

The suits pick up another ethics win

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s funny how many laws you can violate if you’re wearing a suit and tie. There were lots of suits and ties in attendance Wednesday morning at the Alabama Ethics Commission’s regular meeting, where the five-man board was set to hear complaints from numerous charities about one of the … Continued

December 8, 2016

Education Department mistakenly sends Montgomery’s money to Pike Road

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter At least $1.4 million that should have gone to the Montgomery County school system was instead mistakenly routed by the Alabama Department of Education to the Pike Road School system, which has burned through the money. Officials within MPS noticed the discrepancy two months ago following an odd series … Continued

December 6, 2016

The Alabamization has begun

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabamization of America is off to a nice start, it seems. A few weeks ago, following the election of a dimwitted, orange, pathological liar as president of the country, I predicted that America was well on its way to becoming one giant Alabama – a not-so-magical land where … Continued

December 6, 2016

Experts testify on lottery, VictoryLand and downside of PCI’s tax-free monopoly

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Governor Robert Bentley’s Gambling Advisory Committee received a crash course on Thursday on the detailed operation of a state lottery and learned the history and tax payments made by the state’s largest non-Indian casino, VictoryLand. Louisiana Lottery president Rose Hudson and New Hampshire Lottery executive director Charlie McIntyre spent … Continued

December 3, 2016

ADPH can’t build on $625,000 Montgomery property

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Public Health is apparently stuck with an unusable, 25-acre, $625,000 piece of Montgomery property after discovering the presence of several landfill trenches that would dramatically increase the costs to build a new lab at the site. The trenches were part of a landfill used by … Continued

December 1, 2016