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The End of Robert Bentley: Part III

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The end for Robert Bentley came several times in his final 48 hours as Governor. Sources close to the Governor, including two who were present for portions of the negotiations that ultimately led to his resignation, said Bentley backed away from agreements to resign twice between mid-afternoon Saturday and … Continued
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April 14, 2017
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An idea worth considering

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Republicans in the Alabama Legislature have a little explaining to do. No, seriously. I need them to explain something to me. And to you, the people who vote for them. For the past several weeks, through committee meeting after committee meeting at the State House, I have watched … Continued
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April 14, 2017

House members file JIC complaint against judge over Bentley ruling

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Several House Republicans have filed an official complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission alleging Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Greg Griffin violated several canons of judicial ethics by failing to recuse from a temporary restraining order request filed last week by former Gov. Robert Bentley. Rep. Corey Harbison (R-Cullman) … Continued
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April 13, 2017

The End of Robert Bentley: Part II

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is fairly obvious by now that Robert Bentley was awful at concealing an affair. He accidentally sent an “I love you Rebekah” text to his wife, Diane. He got caught on a recording make a phone call to his mistress – twice. He didn’t know his iPad was … Continued
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April 13, 2017

The End of Robert Bentley: Part I

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The beginning of the end for Robert Bentley’s tenure as Governor of Alabama is easy to pinpoint. It came on Feb. 9, 2017, right around the time Bentley was strolling to a podium at the Alabama Department of Archives and History with then-Attorney General Luther Strange in tow. Bentley … Continued
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April 12, 2017
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In the end, Bentley could only blame himself

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter With the resignation of now former Gov. Robert Bentley, it’s best to start at the end. Because the end explains so much about how the beginning of that end ever came to be. That end came Monday afternoon, with all of the state’s media tucked into the old House … Continued
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April 11, 2017

Sources: Bentley negotiating resignation

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley is on the verge of stepping down, having spent much of Sunday negotiating terms of a resignation with State lawmakers and Law Enforcement, numerous sources told APR. Those sources – elected officials and Law Enforcement – said Bentley, beleaguered from the past 48 hours, had all … Continued
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April 10, 2017
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Will the Ethic Commission’s political parlor tricks doom Bentley?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter What the public learned from the Ethic Commission hearing surrounding accusations against Gov. Robert Bentley, is that he may have violated the Ethics Code and the Fair Campaign Practice Act (FCPA). What observant politicos witnessed was an Ethics Commission that is political, ineffectual, and has long outlived its sell-by-date. … Continued
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April 7, 2017
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Bentley’s biggest crime: stupidity

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There I was, standing on the sidewalk along Monroe Street in downtown Montgomery, just outside of the nine-story RSA building where the Alabama Ethics Commission holds its regular meetings. I was watching a loading dock where a black SUV – the kind government officials drive – was parked. Montgomery … Continued
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April 6, 2017
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Is Wednesday the beginning of the end for Robert Bentley?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter People at the Alabama State House like to know things. Even when they don’t know things, they don’t mind at all if you happen to think that they know something. Anything, really. With that in mind, there are a lot of people at the State House who know things … Continued
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April 5, 2017