Stealing the Statehouse

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—As the dominos continue to fall in the Lee County Grand Jury investigation, the spin doctors are weaving a tale of political persecution, grand jury leaks and special interests attacks. After the indictment and arrest of Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, Speaker Mike Hubbard issued a statement through his white … Continued

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Yesterday’s indictment and arrest of Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, has brought the public corruption investigation in Lee County one step closer to the Speaker of the Alabama House Mike Hubbard. Indictment documents in Moore’s case, available here, include transcripts of the Representative being questioned about the Speaker in reference … Continued

Below is a statement issues by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard in response to the arrest of Representative Barry Moore on four felony charges: “We totally support Representative Moore being given the opportunity, guaranteed by the laws of the State of Alabama, to demonstrate his innocence and that he is the unfortunate victim of … Continued

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Court documents in Alabama House Representative Barry Moore’s indictment outline, in explicit detail, the lies that he told leading up to his turning himself over to “special agents with the Attorney General’s Office” in Lee County, and being charged with four felony counts, two for perjury and two … Continued

By Lee Hedgepeth and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter The following statement was released by the Office of the Attorney General in reference to the arrest and indictment of Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise:  “MONTGOMERY—Acting as Attorney General in this matter, W. Van Davis announced the arrest today of Felix Barry Moore, a representative from the 91st … Continued

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

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

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since 2002, business interests associated with Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) have racked in over $2,000,000 in payments for contracted or subcontracted work performed for the Alabama Republican Party, according to the ALGOP filings with the Secretary of State. Hubbard, through his companies Auburn Network, Network Creative Media and Craftmaster … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2012, Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), along with other House members, sought to insert language into State law that would benefit private companies who provided solid waste management within certain counties and/or municipalities, including a company owned by Moore. HB274 would have “prohibit a county, municipality, or solid waste authority from providing … Continued