Moore to tip hat on 2010 race

MONTGOMERY - Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is expected to announce his plans to make another race for governor next year.

Moore, who lost in the Republican primary to incumbent Bob Riley in 2006, has an announcement set for noon Monday in Montgomery.

The announcement coincides with the date that candidates can begin raising money for next year’s elections in Alabama.

Greenville businessman Tim James, state Rep. Robert Bentley of Tuscaloosa, and former two-year college Chancellor Bradley Byrne have already announced their campaigns for the GOP nomination. State Treasurer Kay Ivey, who already has an office and staff for the governor’s race, expects to kick off her campaign in a few weeks.