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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
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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
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March 1, 2017
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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
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February 28, 2017
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Alabama Legislature Week 3: Take the gun, leave the backpack

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s hard to believe that we’re already through Week 3 in the 2017 Regular Session. Actually, wait, no it’s not. It’s very believable, since these folks work like four hours per day. They showed up at 1 on Tuesday and bounced by early afternoon on Thursday. And somewhere in … Continued
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February 24, 2017

Bentley, Strange scandal continues to dog new AG Marshall

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter New Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is in a difficult spot, thanks to the circumstances that landed him his new role. No matter where he goes, questions about investigations into Gov. Robert Bentley, more questions about decisions made by the former AG, Luther Strange, and even more questions about … Continued
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February 24, 2017
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The hypocrisy isn’t even surprising anymore

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If you have dealt in politics for any length of time, you have come to expect hypocrisy. It’s as natural as breathing. You come to expect politicians to complain about certain groups out of one side of their mouths, then use the other side of their mouths to beg … Continued
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February 23, 2017
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Bill allowing adoption agencies to discriminate is all that’s wrong with Alabama government

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter In order to prevent discrimination, we need to discriminate. That seemed to be the message Wednesday morning in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee meeting, as Sen. Bill Hightower pushed a bill that would purportedly protect religiously-affiliated adoption agencies from discrimination by the State. Or to put that … Continued
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February 23, 2017

Ticketmaster v. StubHub in a House committee meeting

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The fight for the secondary ticket market – between household names such as Ticketmaster and StubHub – has moved to Alabama’s Legislature. At a House public hearing on Wednesday, attorneys and lobbyists representing both of those companies were on hand to make their pitches for and against a bill … Continued
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February 23, 2017

Two more ASU trustees rejected by Senate

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Two more people nominated to serve on Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees have been rejected by the Alabama Senate. Houston attorney Claudine James and Fred Frost, a vice president at LogiCore Corporation in Huntsville were nixed by the Senate last week. Both were supporters of former president Gwendolyn … Continued
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February 23, 2017

Lawmaker: Letter proves Governor knows he’s breaking the law

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Governor is breaking the law and he knows it. That was the opinion of State Rep. Chris England, a former prosecutor, on social media Tuesday night, as he again challenged Gov. Robert Bentley’s plans to schedule an election to fill Jeff Sessions’ Senate seat during the General Election … Continued
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February 22, 2017