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Quinton Ross in ASU’s final four for President

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State University’s search for a new President gets personal on Thursday. The school has selected four finalists to fill the role and those candidates will be on campus to meet with various groups – and, presumably, students – on Thursday. A university spokesperson said Wednesday that all meetings … Continued
August 24, 2017

The lies of bigotry

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter You’re liars. I’m talking to the bigots of this State, the ones clinging to Confederate monuments and protesting a rainbow flag in a high school classroom and traveling to white-whiners marches all over the country. You’re liars. You know it. I know it. Society has progressed around you and … Continued
August 24, 2017

Montgomery schools custodians stage protest

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A Montgomery County School Board meeting turned into an outdoor protest Tuesday evening, as dozens of the district’s custodians left the meeting after being denied an opportunity to speak. The custodians, upset over moves they believe are leading to their terminations and replacement by private contractors, attended Tuesday’s meeting … Continued
August 23, 2017
Alabama Superintendent Michael Sentance

The fight over Michael Sentance

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The fight to fire State School Superintendent Michael Sentance rages on. For the past week, State Board of Education members, an attorney for the Board, the Governor’s office and Sentance have been trading passive-aggressive emails, as they argue over a meeting. That’s right. A meeting. There’s a special called … Continued
August 22, 2017

Confederate monuments debate is easy

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The debate over Confederate monuments doesn’t seem so hard. On one side there are people saying, “Hey, that guy who you’ve memorialized in your town square, he enslaved my ancestors and led a traitorous revolt against America in a desperate attempt to continue to enslave my ancestors – maybe … Continued
August 18, 2017

Montgomery custodians fear for jobs in State takeover

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Over the past few weeks, a number of Montgomery Public Schools officials have questioned how the Alabama State Department of Education plans to pay for several high-salaried administrators hired to work in MPS’ central office. MPS custodians believe it’s by eliminating them – the lowest paid employees on the … Continued
August 17, 2017

Alabama politics: Setting new lows

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Maybe we’re expecting too much from our politicians. On a day when the president of the country called a group of white supremacists “fine people,” a guy who has been twice booted from his chief justice job beat the Republican field and forced a runoff against a guy who … Continued
August 16, 2017

Siegelman Documentary worth your time and anger

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter No wonder Leura Canary didn’t want people to see the Siegelman documentary. “Atticus v. The Architect: The Political Assassination of Don Siegelman” is a scorching documentary, particularly if you’re one of the many Republican officials who played a role in the prosecution of Alabama’s former Governor. For all of … Continued
August 15, 2017

Stop letting GOP off the hook for rise of hate

Photo: Vox.com By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Why is everyone so worried about whether a politician publicly denounces racism? After Saturday’s horrific actions in Charlottesville, Va., — and the generally awful image of thousands of privileged white people marching with tiki torches and pretending that they’re oppressed because a black guy got served before … Continued
August 14, 2017