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Moore Trial to Begin Today

By Brandon Moseley and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Monday October 27 the trial of State Representative Barry Moore R- Enterprise, is scheduled to begin in the Lee County courtroom of Circuit Judge Jacob A Walker III.  Rep. Moore has been charged by the Alabama Attorney General’s office White Collar Crimes Division with perjury before … Continued
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October 27, 2014

Republicans Oust Tainted Lawmakers…Just Not In Alabama

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In Indiana and South Carolina, Republican wrong doers are forced to resign office. In Alabama, they get a cheering squad. Speaker of the House, Republican Mike Hubbard, has been arrested and charged with 23 felony counts of public corruption, yet, so far, not one State Republican has called for him … Continued
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October 24, 2014

Hubbard’s Rally a Disgrace

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, in what can best be described as a theater of the absurd, a small number of Republican House members and one sitting U.S. Representative took to a cramped stage in Auburn, to denigrate the State’s justice system, while lauding Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, a … Continued
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October 23, 2014

Hubbard Says He Never Misused Office

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 22, the Speaker of the Alabama Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn) released a letter to the people of Lee County defending his record, attacking prosecutors, and vowing to vigorously fight what he called, “false charges.” The embattled Speaker wrote: “Dear Friends: By now, you may have heard … Continued
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October 23, 2014
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Hubbard Presser: A Theater of the Absurd

Staff ReportAlabama Political Reporter AUBURN—On Tuesday, with friends, family and colleagues behind him, Speaker Mike Hubbard and members of his legal team held a press conference at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to address the 23 indictments issued against him. The press conference, seemingly, can be broken down into three different … Continued
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October 22, 2014
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Special Commentary: Thoughts on a Scandal

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been indicted on 23 Felony counts of criminal acts. Anyone who has read this publication over the last two years should not be surprised at Hubbard’s fall. For the better part of those years, we here at the Alabama Political … Continued
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October 22, 2014
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Hubbard Sends Email of Woe To Caucus

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, wasted no time in contacting the Republican House Caucus, to assure them of his innocence, and to beat the drum of political prosecution. The question remains: who will believe a man who is indicted of 23 felony counts of wrong doing … Continued
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October 22, 2014

Armistead Hopes Hubbard is Not Convicted

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, October 21, the Alabama Political Reporter talked with Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead about the recent arrest of Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R from Auburn). Alabama has a general election every four years.  The state elects the bodies of both houses of … Continued
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October 22, 2014

Hubbard Arrested, Charged with 23 Felony Counts

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter October 21, 2014 READ COUNTS MONTGOMERY—After a year’s worth of investigation by the Special White Collar Crimes Unit of the State’s Attorney General’s Office and a two-year investigation by this publication, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been arrested and charged with 23 felony indictments. Hubbard … Continued
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October 21, 2014