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Stealing the Statehouse

Stealing the Statehouse

Hubbard in Full Damage Control Promising Big Money/Threatening Lawsuits—Opinion

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Over the last two weeks, the beleaguered Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has been barnstorming the state trying to hold together his splintering House coalition. Last week, Hubbard met with the Madison County Area House Republican Caucus and Tuesday night he had dinner with the caucus for the … Continued
September 12, 2013

Hubbard Closes PAC, Ends Lucrative Contract and Hires White-Collar Criminal Defense Attorney

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the last several weeks, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has taken extraordinary steps to rearrange his business, political and legal affairs. In a flurry of activity he has shuttered one of his most potent political action committees, terminated a consulting contract worth over a hundred thousand dollars … Continued
September 9, 2013

Hubbard’s Storm PAC “Protecting Incumbents” Raised No Money in August

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In July, the Storming the Statehouse Political Action Committee, led by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, raked in only $1,000 in campaign contributions; in August that number was zero. In the August report filed with the Secretary of State, Hubbard’s PAC lists no donations, only an expense of $2,812.63 … Continued
September 5, 2013

David Azbell Seeks Renewal of $96,000 State Contract, Do GOP Members Believe That “Cigars, Booze and Good Looking Women” Are The Way the State Should Roll?

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Tomorrow, September 5, the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee will meet in Montgomery. One of the items on the agenda is renewal of the consulting contract for David Azbell. Azbell is a political operative with a history of sexual harassment in the work place as well as producing semi-pornographic … Continued
September 4, 2013

How to Remove The Speaker

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — In 2010, newly-elected Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard said he would “stop the embarrassing headlines and prevent public corruption before it occurred.” Now his followers are asking how to remove a sitting Speaker of the House from office before it’s too late.   Given the investigations into … Continued
September 4, 2013

Colleagues Speak About Hart’s Investigative Style

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Report MONTGOMERY—For at least a year, Matt Hart, head of the Attorney General’s Office of Public Corruption and White Collar Crime Division, has been investigating potential criminal acts committed by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). No less than three grand juries have been used to investigate Hubbard and his … Continued
August 29, 2013

Who is the Man Leading the Lee County Special Grand Jury?

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Much talk has been generated over the last week by the Attorney General’s Special Grand Jury impaneled in Lee County. We believe it has been convened to look into the activities of Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). The Special Grand Jury in Lee County is being led … Continued
August 27, 2013

Why AG Strange Has Recused Himself From Special Grand Jury in Lee County

  By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama Attorney General publicly stated to Al.com reporter Kim Chandler that he had recused himself from the Special Grand Jury proceedings in Lee County. Strange is reported as saying, “I am recused from that matter.” The current Special Grand Jury is a continuance of the ongoing investigations into Speaker … Continued
August 24, 2013

My Address to the Alabama Republican Summer Meeting

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter What I would like to say to my fellow conservatives is that the ALGOP is faced with an enormous crisis in the form of the impending criminal indictments against the Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard. I beg you give me a moment to address this perilous situation confronting … Continued
August 24, 2013

Hubbard Furnishes Luxury Cloakroom for Legislators at Taxpayer Expense

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, (R-Auburn), championed the republican virtues of fiscal responsibility and limited government in his rise to power in 2010. However, under Hubbard’s leadership, lavish spending on offices, furnishing and salaries has increased dramatically. During the 2013 legislative session, Hubbard authorized tens of thousands of … Continued
August 21, 2013