Skip to content

Josh Moon

News

2018 Legislative Session: Prepare to pander

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Welcome to 2018, Alabama. If any state should welcome the opportunity for a fresh start — a chance to sort of hit a reset button and regroup — it is this one. Robert Bentley’s sext messages — the electronic equivalent of drinking a shot of hydrogen peroxide — are … Continued
January 3, 2018

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part IV: The Scene

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There are a few things that everyone who has followed this case knows about the death of Andrew Lewis. These things have been gleaned from media reports (mostly newspaper reports, since the local TV stations have avoided this story as if it were dipped in Ebola), which themselves were … Continued
January 2, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Alabama Politics Stories of 2017

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter 1. The … Democrat from Alabama?: The reddest of the red states turned purple on Dec. 12. Democrat Doug Jones pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent political history, beating Republican Roy Moore and taking over Jeff Sessions’ vacated U.S. Senate seat. Yeah, sure, Moore was … Continued
December 29, 2017

New Year’s resolution: Stop the gullibility

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter According to an email that Roy Moore’s campaign sent out to supporters and the media, more than $70,000 has been raised over the last week from donations for Moore’s “election integrity fund.” Think about that. Think some more about that. Now, be angry. For all of the cheering and … Continued
December 29, 2017

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part III: The Night Of

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The evening of Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, was not a remarkable one for Andrew Lewis. The 31-year-old musician was playing a normal gig at the Alley Bar in downtown Montgomery, with his band, Medicine Chest. He stopped by his parents’ house before the show to eat, then, as he … Continued
December 29, 2017

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part II: The Trouble with MPD

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter An interview with family members after an unexpected death is probably the toughest assignment in all of journalism. No one wants to be part of that interview – on either side. There are no good questions and no relief that you can provide to anyone grieving. This is particularly … Continued
December 28, 2017

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part I: The multiple-car, single-car accident

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A single-car accident and a death investigation. That’s how Montgomery Police described the death of Andrew Lewis in the department’s initial press release to the media, except that press release didn’t identify Andrew Lewis. There was no mention of a fire, no mention of gunshots. There was nothing about … Continued
December 27, 2017

Intro: The Death of Andrew Lewis

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Almost two years ago, Montgomery musician Andrew Lewis was killed in one of the oddest shooting deaths that I’ve ever encountered — both because of the facts surrounding the shooting and because of the way the Montgomery Police Department and City of Montgomery officials handled the death investigation. I … Continued
December 26, 2017

A small holiday wish

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter While we are all in a nice, festive and warm mood from the holidays, it seems like a good time to ask an important question: When did we become such jerks? I’m willing to accept, if enough people tell me it’s true, that maybe I’m being naive with this … Continued
December 22, 2017

The Montgomery schools con game

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s a con taking place in Montgomery. OK, maybe I should be more specific, since cons aren’t exactly rare in this town. Ed Richardson and the Alabama State Department of Education are conning you. The interim state schools superintendent has you watching the exploding card trick over there as … Continued
December 21, 2017