House Speaker

The Legislature in 2021 moved funds originally headed to reimburse counties and municipalities for COVID measures to boost the unemployment fund.

Friday night's antics on the House floor were not shocking. We should expect such behavior by now.

Mike Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to begin serving his four-year prison sentence.  Hubbard’s new mugshot was plastered all over news sites on Friday evening, and those stories and screenshots made their way around social media all weekend. Those pics and stories, and the thoughts of the state’s former most … Continued

By Chip Brownlee and Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A highly anticipated, bombshell report from the House Judiciary Committee’s Special Counsel Jack Sharman was released today and it drew one major conclusion: Gov. Robert Bentley used the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to advance his personal interests. “[Bentley], in a process characterized by increasing obsession and paranoia, … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Former House Speaker Tom Drake died Thursday at age 86. Drake was a professional wrestler, an assistant coach at the University of Alabama and served as Alabama’s Speaker of the House as a Democrat from 1982–87 during the administration of Gov. George Wallace. He represented Cullman County. Drake’s sons … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll finds a large percentage of voters are expressing concerns that their vote will not be accurately counted on November 8. Pairing the “vote-rigging” accusation with Donald Trump’s falling numbers reveal how this election is trending toward a greater polarization of the American electorate. Polling … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama House Ethics Committee Chairman, Mike Ball (R-Madison), announced his plans (yesterday) to form a commission to review the state’s ethics laws. Ball, a staunch defender of convicted felon and former House Speaker, Mike Hubbard, told WHNT-TV in Huntsville that his committee would “review the State’s Ethics laws and … Continued