Lee County Grand Jury

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, a hit piece on teachers and education support personnel was released by the Foundation for Accountability in Education, Inc. The television commercial, said to be playing Statewide, seeks to vilify educators or anyone who is a member of the Alabama Education Association. Who is behind this non-profit, … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the weekend, rumors were circulating that Matt Hart, head to the Attorney General White Collar Crime Unit and leader of the Special Lee County Grand Jury investigations, had been fired from his post. Later, the rumor mill began to spread that Hart had been reassigned but would remain … Continued


By Bill Britt
Alabama Political Report MONTGOMERY—Four-term Republican Legislator Greg Wren from Montgomery has made another appearance before the Attorney General’s Special Grand Jury in Lee County. Wren, who recently announced he would not seek reelection in 2014, was spotted leaving the courthouse last week. Wren is believed—at some point—to have given testimony concerning 23 words placed in … Continued

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

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “I feel confident there’s going to be indictments. I think it’s going to happen. I don’t think they would have invested this much time and energy investigating it if there’s not something to it,” Hubbard said. Of course, that is a quote given by Mike Hubbard to ABC 33/40 back … Continued