12 felony counts

Sunday, June 10, marked two years since former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was convicted on 12 felony counts of violating the State Ethics Act. He remains free on appeal. It has been well over a year since the State’s Court of Criminal Appeals received final briefs in his case. The court has failed … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Long-awaited legislation to strengthen and clarify existing ethics laws is being sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston. Senate Bill 343 pointedly addresses significant concerns — both real and theoretical — within the code, from charitable giving, who is a principal, what are acceptable gifts under the … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange, sent a statewide press release officially announcing his run for the US Senate. The announcement was hardly a surprise in political circles, as Strange has made his desire to return to the hallowed ground of DC, and the Georgetown cocktail circuit no secret. Many … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The scheme to defame the State’s former top law enforcement officer, Spencer Collier, is very similar to the New Jersey “Bridgegate” trial that has seen two of Governor Chris Christies’s allies convicted of using state resources and personnel for political retribution. Now, an investigation by Senators Gerald Dial and … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—An email from State Representative Johnny Mack Morrow (D-Red Bay), in which he extends an offer from members of the Alabama Rural Caucus, to host an event, “to discuss openly and freely, the selection of a new Speaker of the House,” was sent out yesterday. SEE EMAIL Disgraced former … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—At the urging of then Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, in 2014 the Steering Committee of the Alabama Republican Party added a loyalty oath to the qualifying packets given to each candidate running for office under the GOP banner. The pledge was added according to a steering committee … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The investigation into Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) will most likely resume, now that Mike Hubbard has been found guilty of 12 felony counts of public corruption, many dealing with his so-called “consulting clients.” After the Alabama Political Reporter published that Williams had retained 43 consulting clients after taking … Continued