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Could This Be Who Is Paying Hubbard’s Legal Fees?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since the fall of 2013, indicted Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has been collecting campaign donations to pay at least a portion of his criminal defense legal fees. The latest figures show that he has spent just over $286,000 with White Arnold & Dowd and Trussell, Funderburg, Rea … Continued
February 6, 2015

BCA Drops Strange Contributions By 90 Percent

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2010, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) gave attorney general candidate Luther Strange $50,000 to win. In 2014, running as an incumbent, the organization only contributed $5,000 to his reelection. There is one significant event that occurred at the Attorney General’s office between 2010 and 2014 that could … Continued
December 3, 2014

The Nexus of Big Business and the Hubbard Affair

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been charged with 23 felony counts of public corruption. Many of the indictments stem from Hubbard receiving significant quantities of cash from some of the State’s largest business owners. The indictments issued by the Special Lee County Grand Jury, name Gov. … Continued
October 27, 2014

Business Council of Alabama Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 16, the Gary Palmer (R) for Congress campaign announced that the board of directors of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has endorsed Gary Palmer in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Sixth Congressional District. BCA Chairman Fred McCallum said in a … Continued
October 20, 2014

Sewell Crushes Primary Opponent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 3, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) cruised through the Alabama Democratic Primary in her effort to win a third term representing Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. U.S. Representative Sewell said, “Today the people of Alabama’s 7th District honored me with their votes, and I am excited to … Continued
June 5, 2014

Hubbard Having A Good Week, So Far…

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—New FCPA filings are out the week of May 16, and it looks like Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn is having a good week. Thanks, to big business political action committees, lobbyists and the construction industry, Hubbard received $123,250.00 in political donations to his personal campaign committee. The biggest contributor by … Continued
May 20, 2014

Obama Endorses Sewell

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, April 24 President Barack H. Obama (D) endorsed Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) in her effort to win a third term representing Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. President Obama said “I have known Terri since law school, and she has always been a strong voice and tireless advocate … Continued
April 29, 2014

Alabama New South Coalition Endorses Sewell

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma announced in a statement that she has received the endorsement of the Alabama New South Coalition in her bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Representative Sewell said, “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Alabama New … Continued
April 14, 2014

BCA Announces First Round of Endorsements

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 19, the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced that their political action committee (ProgressPAC) was endorsing an incumbent laden first round slate of candidates containing few surprises.  The powerful business group endorsed four more years for Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R).  Similarly ProgressPAC also endorsed … Continued
March 25, 2014

Common Core Likely to Survive Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tea Party groups and conservative grass roots activists have fought for years against the controversial Alabama College and Career Ready Standards which are part of the unpopular Common Core Curriculum being promoted by President Obama’s (D) administration. The Indiana state legislature has just voted to overturn and replace their … Continued
March 18, 2014