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Mike Hubbard wants out of prison. Don’t let him.

"Justice should never be meted out with favoritism, but it was in Hubbard's case."
September 13, 2021

A brief look at candidate Barry Moore

Former state Representative Barry Moore will face Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman in a Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s Second Congressional District on July 14. Moore entered politics in 2010, at the urging of then-Chair of the Republican Party Mike Hubbard. (Hubbard is a convicted felon who is sentenced to four years in state prison for … Continued
June 15, 2020

Leeds man convicted on federal gun and ammunition charges

Tuesday, a federal jury convicted Christopher “Rudy” McNabb from Leeds of three firearm and ammunition related offenses. The jury verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay E, Town and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson. The jury returned its guilty verdict against the 44-year-old McNabb after two … Continued
August 15, 2019

Alabama Democratic Party specializes in doing nothing

There was an extremely unpopular gas tax.  There was the felon in the White House.  There are tiny children held in cages in America.  There was an abortion law that could have been a storyline on “The Handmaid’s Tale.”  There was Republican Supreme Court justices giving indications that they’re on the verge of handing Mike … Continued
July 17, 2019

Hubbard lawyer says Gov. Ivey has a job for him

An attorney for former Speaker and convicted felon Mike Hubbard is pushing for Gov. Kay Ivey to appoint him St. Clair County District Attorney, and he is telling people that Hubbard’s good friend and Ivey donor, businessman Jimmy Rane, is going to make it happen. Lance Bell is a small-town lawyer based in Pell City … Continued
July 19, 2018

Verbena drug trafficker gets life in prison

James Calvin Talley, Jr., age 37, of Verbena, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, using a phone to facilitate a drug crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin … Continued
June 28, 2018

Felon pleads guilty to trying to purchase gun with counterfeit money

Wednesday, a Madison County man pleaded guilty today in federal court to being a convicted felon and trying to buy a pistol with counterfeit money. Montez Chebeir Martin, age 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Abdul Kallon to one count of passing counterfeit obligations or securities and one count of being a convicted felon … Continued
June 21, 2018

Steve Marshall is slowly dismantling the Special Prosecutions Division

Since his appointment by disgraced former Gov. Robert Bentley, Attorney General Steve Marshall has slowly and deliberately undermined the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division established by his predecessor, Luther Strange. By withholding funds and not replacing staff, he has destroyed morale, fostered discontent and generally worked to disrupt the efforts of the elite public corruption … Continued
May 1, 2018

Unknown and unbridled by law: Economic developers set to make millions off tax incentives

A new law establishing a class of individuals known as economic development professionals opens the door for profit-driven incentives paid with taxpayer funds to vaguely described, unknown agents not registered or held accountable to state law. There are many reasons to suspect that House Bill 317 is filled with loopholes not yet fully understood by … Continued
April 2, 2018