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Jeff Sessions and the War on White People

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s a war on white people in America. I know this because Rep. Mo Brooks, the whitest man in all of Alabama, has proclaimed it. Several times. That’s what’s tripping up Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing for US Attorney General. Not Sessions’ past comments. Not his deplorable track … Continued
January 12, 2017

School leaders search for source of leak to APR

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A scramble took place Wednesday at the Alabama State Department of Education and at the central office of Montgomery’s Public Schools to find the sources of a story that appeared on the Alabama Political Reporter. Several sources told APR on Wednesday that state department employees were questioned about the … Continued
January 11, 2017

The plan is in place for takeover of Montgomery schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The first official step in the takeover of the Montgomery County School System will come Thursday, when State School Board members will vote to approve a takeover plan that will leave some management of MPS schools with the local board, sources familiar with the process have told APR. At … Continued
January 10, 2017

Alabama: the final resting place for facts

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter President Obama has been an unmitigated disaster for America. We don’t know much in Alabama, but we know the above statement is true. Or, I guess I should say, the majority of the voters in this State know that statement to be true. Flip on a conservative talk radio … Continued
January 10, 2017

Bo Bice, Popeye’s chicken and a lesson in racism

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Bo Bice likes his chicken without the side of racism, thanks. The former “American Idol” runner-up and Alabama resident resurfaced this week in one of the oddest ways: claiming on Facebook that he was discriminated against while ordering chicken at a Popeye’s restaurant in the Atlanta airport. I know, … Continued
January 5, 2017

State Dept. of Education planning takeover of Montgomery schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Department of Education is poised to take over the Montgomery County school system, numerous sources, including Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and a Montgomery County school board member, have told The Alabama Political Reporter. Montgomery officials are scheduled to meet with new State Superintendent Michael Sentance on Jan. … Continued
January 3, 2017

Alabama Supreme Court makes up more bingo law

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Supreme Court (ALSC) has made up more law. You probably missed this, since it happened on Dec. 23 – the Friday before Christmas. That was the day the ALSC chose to issue its latest anti-electronic bingo ruling – this time against GreeneTrack in Greene County. The court … Continued
January 3, 2017

APR’s Top 5 Under-reported stories of 2016

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Over the past year, APR has broken a number of prominent, statewide stories. While many of those have been picked up by other news outlets – some of them lifted nearly verbatim from APR’s website without attribution – a few stories have gone almost unnoticed and with little follow-up … Continued
December 29, 2016

APR’s Top Stories of 2016

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is sometimes hard to find material for a top-stories-of-the-year piece. That is not the case for 2016. If anything, trimming this one down to just 10 – by way of carefully including a number of stories inside broad categories – was the trouble. It was no easy task, … Continued
December 28, 2016

Alvin Holmes should get Sessions’ seat … sort of

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s a standard practice in the news business around this time of year. Cheap hits. That’s right. We have families and holiday parties and dinners and gift-openings too. And we have to fit it in around still producing content that draws eyeballs to webpages. So, we need a few … Continued
December 27, 2016