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Alabama voters need the pain

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The next US Senator from Alabama is probably going to be either Luther Strange, the current (appointed) seat holder, Roy Moore, or Rep. Mo Brooks. I wish that were not the case. But I’ve seen the polling numbers. This is the reality. Voters in this State will go to … Continued
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July 18, 2017

Attorney General opens “dark money” group

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Republican State’s Attorney General Steve Marshall launched a non-profit organization in May as part of his campaign plan to win the seat he now occupies, thanks to disgraced former Governor Robert Bentley, who appointed him. Bentley has the State’s most famous non-profit group, ACEGOV. Under current law, candidates like … Continued
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July 17, 2017

Ivey: Bye, Bentley task forces

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Now the gambling committee is officially dead. Governor Kay Ivey, on Wednesday, signed an Executive Order ending the work of 18 Bentley-era committees, councils, and task forces, including, as APR reported on Tuesday, the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming. Also on the chopping block was the Grocery Tax Task … Continued
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July 13, 2017

ALSDE investigation: No one to blame for bad grad rate release

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter No single person was to blame for the premature release by the Alabama State Department of Education of error-filled graduation rates last April, an internal investigation found. Former Jefferson County superintendent Phil Hammonds presented the findings of that investigation to the State Board of Education on Tuesday. Hammonds called … Continued
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July 12, 2017

Governor “unofficially” disbands Gambling task force

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming seems to has vanished. The 11-member committee, formed by former Gov. Robert Bentley to study the impact of various types of gambling on state revenue, hasn’t held a meeting in more than four months and sources close to several committee members say they … Continued
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July 11, 2017
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Alabama: The sellout State

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s Luther Strange, smiling, talking about health care on Fox News, saying he wants to “immediately repeal Obamacare.” And then he drops a doozy: “In my State of Alabama, we didn’t expand Medicaid. Through innovations and efficiencies, we’ve covered our people.” If Strange, the appointed Senator from this State, … Continued
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July 11, 2017

A bloody Thursday for Ivey staff, cabinet

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Thursday was not a good day to work for Gov. Kay Ivey. Ivey booted out two cabinet members and three personal staffers and apparently plans to accept the later resignation of a third cabinet member. Gone are Neal Morrison, the Director of Senior Services; Joanne Hale, the head of … Continued
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July 7, 2017

Martin opens with big total in AG’s race

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There will be an actual race for Alabama’s Attorney General’s office. With the opening round of campaign finance reports dropping on Thursday, the top two candidates for the job – appointed incumbent Steve Marshall and former chief deputy AG Alice Martin – reported strong totals. The two were virtually … Continued
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July 7, 2017
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State answer to Hubbard appeal leans on common sense

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If Alabama’s ethics laws weren’t designed to prevent the actions of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, then they’re essentially useless. That was the opening of the State of Alabama’s response to Hubbard’s filing last month in his appeal of 12 felony counts. The 138-page response from Attorney General Steve … Continued
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July 6, 2017