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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
July 11, 2017

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
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
July 7, 2017

Here’s why everyone keeps raising questions about Luther Strange’s campaign contributions

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Dom Gentile, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Alabama’s Special Election, asked in a letter for the Alabama Ethics Commission to investigate campaign contributions made to current Sen. Luther Strange by Drummond Coal. Strange, who was appointed to the Senate in February by former Gov. Robert … Continued
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
July 7, 2017

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
July 6, 2017

APR stands by Rogers report

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter An article published by The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) has drawn fire from campaign operatives for freshman Senator Luther Strange and his attorney at his old law firm, Bradley Arrant. An email containing a letter from Bradley partner Joseph B. Mays, Jr., was received by APR on June 30, … Continued
July 5, 2017

Parents of UA student who committed suicide file wrongful death suit

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The parents of a University of Alabama student who committed suicide have filed a Federal wrongful death lawsuit against the University, the Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Department, and a wealthy Alabama booster, alleging her rape allegations against the booster were mishandled and ultimately led to her depression and suicide. The student, … Continued
July 5, 2017

Want to pay more for health insurance? Repeal Obamacare

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There was a guy – an attorney – in Indiana whose health insurance premiums unexpectedly skyrocketed to more than $4,200 per month. In Georgia, a real estate agent learned that she would have to pay the full price tag for her $1,700-per-month arthritis medication. All around the country these … Continued
July 4, 2017

John Rogers’ very curious 24 hours

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Honestly, I didn’t expect Rep. John Rogers to answer his cell phone on Thursday night, and maybe him doing so should lessen my frustration with him. But it doesn’t. Because Rogers has started backtracking – on a story that I wrote, a story that he confirmed, a story that … Continued
June 30, 2017