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Montgomery judge orders mediation in Pouncey lawsuit

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Craig Pouncey lawsuit is headed for mediation. Pouncey, the Jefferson County Schools superintendent, filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging various Alabama State Department of Education employees and a State School Board member conspired to block him from becoming the state school superintendent. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge … Continued
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October 12, 2017
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“Strong start, strong finish” is vital to Alabama’s future

By Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh As I travel around our great state listening to thousands of Alabamians talk about the things near and dear to their hearts, I am filled with hope. Alabama is a wonderful state with so much potential. We have smart, hardworking, God-fearing people, and we can do anything when we put our … Continued
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October 12, 2017
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Our gun culture kills and kills again

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Once again, a mass shooting. A man using guns he shouldn’t have been able to legally obtain gunned down nearly 600 people at a music festival in Las Vegas, killing 58 before taking his own life in his 32nd floor hotel room 300 yards away. I’m already hearing the … Continued
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October 12, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 4

By Larry Lee Education Matters The Alabama Education Association has now filed suit against Sentance and Reggie Eggleston, who is in charge of the Montgomery takeover, contending that the state cannot deny the elected school board the right to hire a superintendent. Under Sentance and his “leadership team,” the work environment at the state department … Continued
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October 10, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 3

By Larry Lee Education Matters Why all the shenanigans? There is little unity of purpose among board members and certainly was no consensus going into the selection process as to what the state’s top education priorities were and what kind of person and experience were needed to get us to that point. Of the six … Continued
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October 9, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 2

By Larry Lee Education Matters Things really got funky at the state board meeting on July 12. Each board member got an envelope with an unsigned “complaint” to the state Ethics Commission alleging that Pouncey plagiarized his 2009 doctoral dissertation for Samford University, as well as getting excessive help from department employees. The Ethics Commission … Continued
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October 6, 2017
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Thank God and Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 1

By Larry Lee Education Matters In 1970, country singer Roy Clark cranked out a little tune, Thank God and Greyhound. When I got the news on Sept. 13, that Alabama’s state school superintendent had resigned, this song came immediately to mind. And why not? Since he took office one year and one day from his … Continued
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October 3, 2017

Breaking down the lottery process

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter The following article is part of APR’s on-going series on gaming and the lottery: Polling on both sides of the political aisle indicates that the voters in Alabama support the right to vote on a lottery and legalized gaming — and overwhelmingly support a lottery and legalized gaming. By … Continued
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September 19, 2017