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Source: State Rep. was offered superfund bribe with Luther Strange present

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. John Rogers told federal investigators that he was approached by executives from Drummond Coal and then-Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and offered what Rogers considered a bribe if he would lead the State’s and Drummond’s efforts against the EPA’s cleanup of a superfund pollution site in north … Continued
June 29, 2017

Alabama’s prison problem: Gambling, taxes and lawsuits

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The reckoning day is here. After ignoring years of warnings and threats from activists and federal officials over Alabama’s abhorrent prison situation – they are simultaneously overcrowded, understaffed, thoroughly unable and/or unwilling to provide adequate mental health and health care services and decrepit – the first shoe dropped Tuesday … Continued
June 28, 2017

Source: Sentance doubts Meyer report, unhappy with general counsel

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Top State Department of Education officials didn’t agree with a recent report finding a conspiracy to smear a Superintendent candidate, leading superintendent Michael Sentance to seek a review of that report, a source told APR. That source said Sentance was not alone in wanting a review of a report … Continued
June 27, 2017

Montgomery School Board member: We might sue ALSDE

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Montgomery’s School Board is considering legal action over the Alabama State Department of Education’s intervention, a County School Board member said Monday evening. MPS Board member Mary Briers, a fixture in Montgomery education, brought up the possible lawsuit during a phone conversation and said it was “likely.” However, she … Continued
June 27, 2017

The cost of a “cheap” Alabama worker

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Your wife looks cheap. You drive a cheap car. He was wearing a cheap suit. Insults, right? That’s usually the case when you refer to something or someone as “cheap.” You don’t mean it as a compliment. Here’s one more people shouldn’t be taking as a compliment: Cheap Alabama … Continued
June 27, 2017

Montgomery theater blocks showing of Siegelman documentary

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The board of a popular Montgomery independent theater has blocked the showing of a documentary about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman because it contains “defamatory” information about a board member, the theater’s director told al.com. A group had rented the Capri Theater and planned to show the film, titled … Continued
June 27, 2017

Oliver Robinson shouldn’t go to jail alone

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Oliver Robinson is going to jail. Quite a few others should be going with him. If Robinson, a former State Representative, wants to redeem himself and maybe help the constituents he’s sold out, he’ll spend the next few weeks and months working to make sure the jail cells around … Continued
June 23, 2017

A sad day for education in Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The dumbest conspiracy in the recent history of Alabama’s Department of Education took center stage on Wednesday during a heated, dumpster fire of a State Board of Education meeting. With board members routinely raising their voices to speak over each other, backhanding insults and tossing about serious allegations of … Continued
June 22, 2017

“What can the Internet do for us?”

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Congratulations to Josh Moon, my colleague at The Alabama Political Reporter, for taking a couple of journalism awards from the Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors group. Those aren’t Moon’s first awards, and they likely won’t be his last. Showing nothing but class, Moon put the awards in the correct … Continued
June 22, 2017

An apology for white people

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter We know the truth, and we should feel worse about it. I’m talking about white people in Alabama (and other states too, I presume). We like to pretend a lot that the wink-and-nod racism that’s a daily part of life in this State is surprising to us. But it’s … Continued
June 21, 2017