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Loyalty Pledge Impediment to Electing Honest Speaker

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

Bill Britt

June 20, 2016

Summary of Charges Against Michael G. Hubbard

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—In the matter of the State of Alabama v. Michael G. Hubbard: He is on trial for violating the State’s Ethics Laws. If convicted on any of the 23 felonies with which he is charged, Hubbard will be immediately removed from office. Each count carries a maximum sentence of … Continued

Bill Britt

June 6, 2016

Welcome to Alabama: The Heart of Corruption

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The chronically delayed trial of The State of Alabama V. Michael G. Hubbard is set to begin Tuesday. Nearly two years after his indictments on 23 felony counts of public corruption, a jury of his peers will hear opening statements from the State, and the defense. There was a … Continued

Bill Britt

May 23, 2016

Witnesses for the Prosecution: Politicos, Business Titans, Lobbyists

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A who’s-who of politicos, business titans, lobbyists, and operatives, are among the some 135 witnesses called by the prosecution, in the felony public corruption trial of Speaker Mike Hubbard. It has been said, that Hubbard would be very surprised to see who may be testifying against him. Given the … Continued

Bill Britt

April 19, 2016

State Files Motion on Admissibility of Evidence

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday, the State filed a Motion for Pretrial Determination of Admissibility of Evidence in the Speaker Mike Hubbard case. In the motion, the State asks Judge Jacob Walker, III to issue an order before the trial, “determining that the State’s trial exhibits will be admissible evidence.” In a … Continued

Susan Britt

April 14, 2016

Opinion

Who’s Advising Bentley?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley is hunkered down, hoping to survive the withering tide of criticism in the media, and his own party. The big question is: who is in the bunker with him? For the last year or so, Rebekah Caldwell Mason has been Bentley’s sole advisor. Now, she is … Continued

Bill Britt

April 8, 2016