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Report Finds Alabama State Courts Do Not Mirror Population

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— A first-of-its-kind quantitative report found that Alabama’s court system is failing to adequately represent the diversity of the State’s population. The report entitled, The Gavel Gap: Who Sits in Judgement at State Courts?, was authored by law professors Tracey E. George and Albert H. Yoon, and published by … Continued
June 24, 2016

Finance Embroiled In Investigation

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Varying stories about a law-enforcement raid on the State Department of Finance have been circulating in Montgomery and on the Internet. According to several sources with knowledge of the events that occurred at the Information Services Division, law-enforcement’s seizure is related to a recently hired contractor, who was not … Continued
June 24, 2016

State Receives Falling Grade on Small Business Friendliness

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—According to the Fifth Annual Small Business Friendliness Survey, Alabama received a D+ for its overall business friendliness, dropping from its B grade just a year ago. The survey conducted between April 13, 2016 and May 6, 2016, polled 12,169 skilled professionals from across the United States, operating across … Continued
June 23, 2016

BCA Today: Damaged Goods?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—“Making a sweet home for business,” is the tagline for the Business Council of Alabama, commonly referred to as BCA around the State House and the Lee County Court House, during the trial of Mike Hubbard, who was found guilty of 12 felony counts of public corruption, with two … Continued
June 23, 2016

Judge Rules Against State in Greenetrack Case

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Special Circuit Judge, Houston L. Brown, ruled in favor of Greenetrack Inc., on Wednesday, entering judgment against the State, and the electric bingo casino. Judge Brown ordered the State shall return all seized equipment and records to Greenetrack, Inc. SEE ORDER Greenetrack launched its casino-styled gaming in 2004, … Continued
June 23, 2016

Last Day of Hubbard Trial More Witnesses Were on Hand

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Perhaps the most damning piece of evidence in the trial of Mike Hubbard, was the proffer he signed in March, 2014. Certainly, when Lead Prosecutor, Matt Hart, revealed that Hubbard’s dead “close” friend was actually alive, that was the final nail in his coffin. After Hubbard, the State called … Continued
June 22, 2016

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
June 20, 2016

What Happens After Sentencing

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Michael G. Hubbard has been found guilty of 12 felony counts of public corruption, and he will be sentenced for those crimes on July 8, by Judge Jacob Walker, III. What happens after his sentencing has been a question often raised, after the most powerful man in Alabama politics … Continued
June 20, 2016

State May Come After Hubbard’s Assets

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Under the 2014 Forfeiture Act, the State can seize Mike Hubbard’s assets, because they were used in the commission of a crime. Hubbard, on June 10, was found guilty of twelve felony counts of public corruption for which he faces up to twenty years in State prison, and $30,000 … Continued
June 17, 2016

Remembering Those Who “Like Mike” and Wanted To Protect Him

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Fifteen members of the State House of Representatives, one Senator and a US Congressman attended the pep rally for Mike Hubbard the day after he was indicted on 23 felony counts of public corruption. In February of this year, 37 House members signed a letter to US Attorney General … Continued
June 16, 2016