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Editorial: Audio Tape Damaging to Hubbard Defense

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter To listen to audio, click here Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard’s (R) many friends and allies within the Republican Party have been circulating a secretly taped phone conversation between ALGOP legal Counsel Colin Luke and former ALGOP Chairman Roger McConnell as evidence that ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead orchestrated some sort … Continued
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January 21, 2013
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How are you doing? More Threats and Bullying

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week was the first time Susan and I had been at the Statehouse when a large number of people were gathered since close of 2012 session. It was an amazing pleasure to see some of the people we have come to know, admire and actually love. Many people … Continued
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January 14, 2013
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Mike Hubbard and Craftmaster Printing, Part Two: A Tangled Web to Restructuring

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Mr. Mike Hubbard has always downplayed the bankruptcy of his company Craftmaster Printers. Even in his book, “Storming the State House” Hubbard said that it was just “bogus allegations.” He writes on page 108, referring to what his opponents had said, “I had run my company into bankruptcy. [The … Continued
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December 17, 2012
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Mike Hubbard and Craftmaster Printing, Part One: Failure at the Door

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since revelations about Craftmaster’s bankruptcy first came to light in 2006, its owners have tried to paint it as a non-event. No one characterized the bankruptcy, “nothing to see here,” more than company co-owner and current Republican Speaker of the Alabama House, Mike Hubbard. Hubbard has gone so far … Continued
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December 16, 2012

Grand Jury Subpoenas Hubbard’s Records

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Special Grand Jury has subpoenaed records concerning Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). According to three sources with intimate knowledge of the investigation, a Special Grand Jury led by the Public Corruption Unit of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office is gathering documents related to Hubbard’s time as … Continued
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December 13, 2012

GOP’s Financial Dealings in 2010 Takeover of the Statehouse

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The following stories are related to the 2010 GOP takeover of the Statehouse. Mike Hubbard and Craftmaster Printing: Part One, Failure at the Door MONTGOMERY—Since revelations about Craftmaster’s bankruptcy first came to light in 2006, its owners have tried to paint it as a non-event. No one characterized … Continued
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November 26, 2012

Storming the Statehouse: The Game of Quid Pro Quo

  By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter Quid pro quo, Latin for “this for that,” is better understood as I give you something and you give me something. This “something for something” appears to be a key strategy used by the man who led the GOP takeover of the Alabama Statehouse in 2010. By following the … Continued
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November 25, 2012

Gambling Money Linked to 2010 GOP Takeover of Alabama Senate

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The slowly unfolding story of gaming money being solicited by GOP Leadership in 2010 has reached a new level with the revelation that GOP senate candidates appear to have received over $200,000 in laundered gambling money. Just a few weeks ago it came to light that Senator Del … Continued
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November 16, 2012

Threats, Lies and bullying, the unfortunate blowback to a story

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—It would be nice to believe that the first amendment concerning freedom of the press was the founder’s denunciation of all double-speak, subterfuge, lies and cover-ups. Freedom of the press encompasses many things, The right to report the truth without fear of reprisal should be one of them … Continued
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November 2, 2012