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Rep. Moore Indicted, Arrested on Four Felonies

By Lee Hedgepeth and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise has now become the first person criminally indicted in relation to the public corruption investigation culminating in a Lee County special grand jury and likely focusing on Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. Officials with the Attorney General’s Office have confirmed … Continued
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April 24, 2014

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April 24, 2014

Troy’s Koch Problem May Affect Research Reliability

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Troy University’s Johnson Center for Political Economy recently released a study examining the legitimacy of two previous analyses done by UAB and University of Alabama considering the economic impact of Medicaid expansion in the Yellowhammer State. The Troy study’s conclusions fly in the face of those of the earlier … Continued
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April 23, 2014

Gun Totin’ Gubernatorial Candidate Files for Fourth Divorce

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Stacy Lee George, a Republican candidate for Alabama governor, filed for divorce from his fourth wife this week. The Limestone County corrections officer, who will be facing Governor Bentley in the June 3rd GOP primary for Alabama’s highest office, said in court documents that “there has been an irretrievable … Continued
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April 23, 2014

Stand by Your Man: Alabama Political Wives Channel Wynette

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter In a recent rash of public statements, the wives of some Alabama politicians have begun the arduous task of standing by their men in the run up to the June primaries and the November general elections. Susan Hubbard, wife of Speaker of the Alabama House Mike Hubbard, has been at … Continued
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April 18, 2014

Moore, Pipkin Spar Over Speaker Hubbard in Coffee County

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter This week, at an event hosted by the Coffee County Republican Club, House Representative Barry Moore and his primary challenger Joshua Pipkin got into a somewhat heated exchange, spending some of that encounter on issues, but a significant amount of time on another politico: Speaker of the House Mike … Continued
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April 18, 2014

Barron Trial Delayed during AG Appeal of Relationship Ruling

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter The trial of former Alabama Senate veteran Lowell Barron – which was scheduled for today – has been delayed pending the Attorney General’s appeal of pretrial motion rulings. According to court documents, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office appealed a pretrial motion ruling made by DeKalb County Circuit Court Judge Randall Cole … Continued
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April 14, 2014

Speaker on Offense, Already Fumbling

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter In his first interview after the end of the 2014 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Hubbard told Phil Rawls of the Associated Press, “I am going on the offense.” In an apparent first drive, Speaker Hubbard gave the Opelika-Auburn News a two … Continued
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April 14, 2014