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Joey Kennedy

Joey Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize winner, writes a column each week for the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.

Honesty is the best policy – Duh!

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter A few themes running through the news threads at The Alabama Political Reporter this week underscore one stark reality: Our public officials, elected and otherwise, are not honest with us. OK, the cynic in us knows this already, but it’s worth emphasizing again. First, APR’s Josh Moon pointed out … Continued
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May 24, 2017
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My gun dilemma solved…..for now

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter The good news, as reported by The Alabama Political Reporter’s Brandon Moseley Monday, is there are only four more days in this year’s Legislative Session. That down to three now. Legislative sessions usually can’t end fast enough, especially with some of the proposals that turn up. The General Fund … Continued
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May 17, 2017
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Politics and pugs – they really don’t mix

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Casey was our 10-month-old pug who was going to be our last baby. People who know my wife, Veronica, and I know we’re dog people and, more specifically, pug people. We settled on pugs after we got our second dog (the first was a Yorkie), Greta, a pug from … Continued
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May 11, 2017
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A week without the Internet or TV

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter First-world pains: I’ve been without Internet for a week now. Maybe we don’t think much about it, but keeping in touch and informed is much more difficult. Between the Wi-Fi at UAB, an occasional drive-by at Starbucks or Publix, I’ve been unplugged. My wife and I have been moving … Continued
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May 5, 2017
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Some Senators condone animal abuse

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter While supporters of the Alabama Puppy Mill Project were optimistic they could get a bill to regulate the State’s backyard breeders and puppy mills through the Legislature this year, I was doubtful from the start. That’s because too many of our lawmakers respond to lobbyists for the status quo … Continued
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April 26, 2017
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Only one week in, Kay Ivey making some good decisions

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Kay Ivey has been Governor for barely a week, but she’s already moved aggressively to correct some of the mistakes of recently disgraced Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned Monday before last after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor corruption charges. Ivey immediately started rearranging the Governor’s staff, including accepting the … Continued
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April 19, 2017
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A boob, but not Rebekah Mason’s

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Boob. That’s what brought former Gov. Robert Bentley down. Not Rebekah Mason’s boob, either, though both of them were a factor. I’m talking about “boob” as defined by Dictionary.com: “Boob1: A stupid person, fool, dunce.” The “Boob2” definition is Rebekah Mason’s: you know, boobs. But really, Bentley did not … Continued
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April 14, 2017
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Let judicial override be gone forever

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Most readers know that I oppose the death penalty. I don’t believe the State should ever take something from somebody it can’t make right. When the State kills a person, the State can’t take that back. The person is dead. I understand and, indeed, agree that there are crimes … Continued
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April 5, 2017
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Jeff Sessions is definitely a mistake, but confirm Neil Gorsuch, and let’s move on

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter This is not an exciting column, if any of my columns are exciting. But it’s a column I need to write. For years, I’ve advocated that the US President, whichever party, should be allowed to appoint whomever he (or she, if ever we have a she) wants to Cabinet … Continued
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March 30, 2017
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Donald Trump and his bitter Twitter

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump knows how to make news, and he very often does that through Twitter. It appears, though, he knows more about making “fake news” than the real stuff, even though his Twitter handle is @realDonaldTrump. Better than “@real” would be “@shrill.” The President loves the “ALL CAPS!” … Continued
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March 22, 2017