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The beginning of the end for Michael Sentance?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter “It’s a mess.” That’s the way a longtime employee at the Alabama State Department of Education described the last few months since Michael Sentance took over as State Superintendent of schools in August. That person was not alone in criticism of Sentance and his management style. At least a … Continued
March 8, 2017

Steve Harvey’s company had signed agreement to manage Magic City Classic

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Steve Harvey’s promotions company, HarCal, had a memorandum of understanding with both Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University to handle promotions and events management for the annual Magic City Classic matchup between the two schools in Birmingham, documents obtained by APR show. Those documents, which include a non-binding … Continued
March 8, 2017

The Steve Harvey-ASU contract seems fair

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter For the life of me, I can’t comprehend the trouble with the Steve Harvey contract at Alabama State University. In case you don’t follow the daily happenings at Alabama’s oldest historically black college, last Friday, ASU’s board of trustees spent a significant portion of a meeting blasting Steve Harvey, … Continued
March 7, 2017

Senate committee unable to determine leak of Pouncey ethics complaint

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A committee headed by Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) was unable to get to the bottom of who publicly distributed a letter last summer confirming a complaint against then-State Superintendent candidate Craig Pouncey. In a presentation to the State Senate on Thursday, Dial said his committee interviewed at least … Continued
March 6, 2017

There’s a stench coming from the Department of Education

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Something stinks at the Alabama State Department of Education. I’m just not sure who smells the most. On Thursday, the Legislature’s Contract Review Committee held up its second ALSDE proposed contract – this one for more than $760,000 going to a company named Northbay Strategic Partners. It was held … Continued
March 3, 2017

Requiring all daycares to be licensed is common sense

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There are things you come to expect in life. That the Alabama Legislature would serve us all much better by not meeting — ever. That an elderly person’s ability to shut off a ringing cell phone is determined by the number of people in the room. That strip mall … Continued
March 2, 2017

The absurd world of politics

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Let me tell you about politics. Early Tuesday afternoon, as the Alabama Legislature was about to start up its fourth week of work, there was the usual mishmash of people milling around inside and outside of the State House. Conservative and Liberal groups. Lobbyists by the dozen. There was … Continued
March 1, 2017

Selma bridge dispute continues on

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There will be a bridge crossing celebration in Selma this weekend – marking the 52nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that helped ignite a movement in America that led to the 1965 Voting Rights Act – but a beef between organizers and city officials has prompted significant changes. … Continued
March 1, 2017

Town Halls are important, ducking them is cowardly

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Town Halls aren’t exactly a new thing. Neither is anger at Town Halls. In fact, both stretch back to before the founding of America, and helped to shape the country’s formation. Many have been quite contentious, even some of the earliest. But they all also had one thing in … Continued
February 28, 2017