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Is Greg Wren a Good Man?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter When disgraced lawmaker former Rep. Greg Wren (R-Montgomery) faced the press after pleading guilty to using his office for personal gain, he smiled into the cameras and said, “What I would like to say today, is I’m kind of glad to have this behind me….It has been a difficult … Continued
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April 23, 2014
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Hubbard Is A Crook!

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” ~ Sir Walter Scott Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has said that he is going on the offensive. Hubbard, a football promoter but never a player, seems to mean that he is going to … Continued
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April 14, 2014

Hear Tape of Moore Relaying Alleged Threats From Hubbard (Audio Tape)

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has been recorded relaying threats he claims are on behalf of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. The threats are directed at Josh Pipkin who is running for House District 91 against Moore who is Hubbard’s handpicked candidate. In the tape Moore says that Hubbard has … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Coal Jobs Count Blasts PSC Commissioner Dunn

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The group Coal Jobs Count www.coaljobscount.com says that Alabama Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn is, “Doubling down on his efforts to silence Alabama’s coal industry.” Over the last several years Dunn has come under fire for his alleged efforts to kill coal jobs in the State. Dunn, who is … Continued
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April 8, 2014

Electronics Company Pays Big Bucks for Rep. Moore’s Home

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—It has recently come to light that Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) was taped in telephone conversations telling his primary component Josh Pipkin, that Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) was going to, “…bring down holy hell,” if Pipkin doesn’t get out of the House District 91 race. Moore also told Pipkin … Continued
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April 4, 2014

President of Foundation for Limited Government Answers Allegations

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead, sent out a Statewide press release criticizing the Alabama Foundation for Limited Government. Under the heading of “ALGOP Chairman Blasts Foundation for Limited Government for Dirty, Potentially Unlawful, Political Tricks,”  the article claims that Armistead made unfounded accusations against … Continued
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April 1, 2014

Mike Hubbard: Spender of the House

By: Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter According to official budget reports from the Legislative Fiscal Office, under the leadership of Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, the Office of the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives has spent more money every year since his election, more than doubling on average from the previous quadrennium under Democratic Speaker Seth … Continued
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March 27, 2014

Hubbard Routinely Takes Action Favorable to His Biggest Donors

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— A recent disclosure of top donors to a secretive money machine operated by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has revealed a troubling pattern of quid pro quo. The 2012, 990 IRS forms for the Alabama Republican House Conference—a supposed non-profit/non-partisan 501(c) (4)—show a pattern of activities, … Continued
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March 17, 2014
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A Cautionary Tale

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the last few minutes of the 1977 Frost/Nixon interview, a very human moment occurred when Richard Nixon said, “I let down my friends, I let down the Country, I let down our system of Government….” If you have ever viewed the tapes and/or watched the film, Frost/Nixon, it … Continued
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March 12, 2014

The Clock is Ticking for Hubbard’s Incumbent Protection Plan

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—February was a good month for former Gov. Bob Riley’s Alabama 2014 PAC, bringing in a total of $152,832.66 in campaign contributions. It was a pretty good month for Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard who raised $16,150, for his personal campaign. But, once again, Hubbard’s premiere “incumbent protection” fund, Storming … Continued
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March 5, 2014