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Testimony and Ethics Chief Contradict Hubbard’s Press Statements

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and his attorney J. Mark White have said that Hubbard’s consulting contract with American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc. (APCI), was vetted and by the Alabama Ethics Commission. They have sought to portray Hubbard as an innocent bystander in events surrounding the arrest and plea bargain … Continued
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April 14, 2014
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Hubbard Is A Crook!

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” ~ Sir Walter Scott Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has said that he is going on the offensive. Hubbard, a football promoter but never a player, seems to mean that he is going to … 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

Ethics Complaint Says Hubbard Business Received Over $3 Million in Advertising from State

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter  MONTGOMERY—The Alabama Political Reporter has obtained a copy of an ethics complaint filed against Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn), in which, among other things, the complaint states that since 2008, “…broadcast companies owned and/or under the local control and direction of Speaker Hubbard…have recorded advertising revenues of at … Continued
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April 11, 2014

Former Rep. Wren Lied to Law Enforcement Before Plea

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter According to the statement of facts in former Representative Greg Wren’s plea deal, before he “accept[ed]” responsibility for his actions,” Wren made a “materially false statement” to law enforcement officials. The plea deal outlines a narrative of events leading to the convicted Representative being questioned by “prosecutors and investigators of … Continued
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April 11, 2014

Hubbard Casts 12 Votes to Favor Consulting Client (W/Audio of Sumner)

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter (Also includes tape of ethics commissioner admitting he never saw contract) MONTGOMERY—On April 23, 2013, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) cast the first of many votes that would give his client American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc. (APCI) a monopoly over administering a Pharmacy Benefit Plan (PBM) for the State’s then $600 … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Hear Tape of Moore Relaying Alleged Threats From Hubbard (Audio Tape)

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has been recorded relaying threats he claims are on behalf of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. The threats are directed at Josh Pipkin who is running for House District 91 against Moore who is Hubbard’s handpicked candidate. In the tape Moore says that Hubbard has … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Dropping the Mike: Wren Deal Damns Hubbard

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter April Fools Day 2014 will likely be a day Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard will always remember. That day, one week ago, Representative Greg Wren, R-Montgomery, was arrested and convicted of using his office for personal gain. Wren obtained confidential Medicaid documents from the Legislative Fiscal … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Hubbard Critical of Media Coverage of Wren Scandal

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday (as everyone in Montgomery has expected for weeks), House member Greg Wren (R) from Montgomery pled guilty to attempting to use his office for personal gain.  The loss of a key lieutenant was bad enough for Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn; but this was … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Is Hubbard Using Campaign Funds Illegally?

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since early August 2013, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has engaged the law firms of White, Arnold & Dowd and Trussell, Funderburg, Rea and Bell to represent him, in what lead attorney J. Mark White characterized as an investigation into individuals or groups who were making false statements against … Continued
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April 7, 2014