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Mark White Says Hubbard is Innocent of All 23 Counts

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 24, a hearing was held in Judge Jacob Walker III’s court room in Opelika in the case of the State of Alabama versus Mike Hubbard.  The lead defense counsel for the Mike Hubbard defense team, J. Mark White addressed the press following the ~28 minute … Continued
June 25, 2015

Why Did Reagan Retain Baxley/Riley In The Fall of 2013?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Court records reveal that former Deputy Attorney General Henry T. “Sonny” Reagan engaged the representation of attorney Bill Baxley some time in the fall of 2013.  Records also show that Reagan was represented by attorney Rob Riley, son of former Gov. Bob Riley. While representing Reagan, Baxley also served … Continued
February 16, 2015

St. Clair GOP Elects Officers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 15, the St. Clair County Republican Party met in Pell City to elect their officers and bonus delegates to the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. Chairman Lance Bell was re-elected as Chairman. The prominent Pell City attorney was elected to his second term as Chairman. Bell is … Continued
January 21, 2015

White Lies: 2013 Letter Acknowledges Criminal Investigation

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Exhibit A in the State’s Surreply (additional reply) to defendant Speaker Mike Hubbard’s Amended Motion for Production reveals that Hubbard and his attorney J. Mark White knew Hubbard was the subject of a Grand Jury investigation as early as September 2013. This is contrary to statements made by White … Continued
January 9, 2015

McClendon Emphasizes that Republican Turnout is Critical in November 4 Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 25, the St. Clair County Republican Party leadership met at the St. Clair County Courthouse in Ashville. State Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville addressed the group about the importance of getting out the vote for the November 4th Election. Rep. Jim McClendon is the Republican nominee … Continued
September 26, 2014

Hubbard Pays Moore’s Way

MONTGOMERY—It should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows politics, that indicted lawmaker, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, recorded paying his criminal defense attorney $25,000 out of his campaign contributions on May 9. On his weekly FPCA filing for May 9, Moore listed an expenditure of $25,000 paid to Baxley, Dillard, McKnight & James, the … Continued
May 12, 2014

Hubbard Critical of Media Coverage of Wren Scandal

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday (as everyone in Montgomery has expected for weeks), House member Greg Wren (R) from Montgomery pled guilty to attempting to use his office for personal gain.  The loss of a key lieutenant was bad enough for Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn; but this was … Continued
April 8, 2014

Is Hubbard Using Campaign Funds Illegally?

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since early August 2013, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has engaged the law firms of White, Arnold & Dowd and Trussell, Funderburg, Rea and Bell to represent him, in what lead attorney J. Mark White characterized as an investigation into individuals or groups who were making false statements against … Continued
April 7, 2014

St. Clair County Republicans Meet in Pell City

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 16, 2014 over 90 St. Clair County Republicans met in the Pell City Court House to kickoff their 2014 election campaign. St. Clair County Republican Party Chairman Lance Bell said that candidate qualifying had opened on Monday and the deadline for qualifying for office now ends … Continued
January 17, 2014

Hubbard Using Campaign Contributions To Pay Legal Defense Team

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has spent over $70,000 to pay for his legal defense, which he took directly out of his December campaign contributions. FCPA filings with the Secretary of State show that Hubbard’s personal campaign account raised $114,450.00 in December. Of that fund raised, Hubbard paid $46,475.77 to White, Arnold … Continued
January 3, 2014