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Bentley, Newton Expensive Day in Court

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama taxpayers forked over $325,000 defending Gov. Robert Bentley, and Acting Finance Director Bill Newton, in a lawsuit brought by State Auditor Jim Zeigler and State Representative Johnny Mack Morrow (D-Red Bay). The pair sued Bentley, Newton, Attorney General Luther Strange and Conservation Chief Gunter Guy over the controversial … Continued
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September 22, 2016

Hubbard Sells Auburn Network Building (Guess when?)

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On the same day Mike Hubbard was found guilty of 12 felony counts of public corruption, the building that houses his Auburn Network, LLC, sold for a cash price of $810,000.00 to New Life Properties, LLC. Hubbard was co-owner of the building located at 197 E University Drive in … Continued
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June 29, 2016

Summary of Charges Against Michael G. Hubbard

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—In the matter of the State of Alabama v. Michael G. Hubbard: He is on trial for violating the State’s Ethics Laws. If convicted on any of the 23 felonies with which he is charged, Hubbard will be immediately removed from office. Each count carries a maximum sentence of … Continued
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June 6, 2016

Was Ace.gov a Serious Endeavor?

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—It appears there are many broken “links” when researching ace.gov. As we reported yesterday, the URL is not that of the organization, but that of what appears to be a development website for Rebecca Ann Caldwell Mason on Square Space, a one-stop shop for building and hosting websites. Another … Continued
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May 19, 2016
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Ethics Commission Continues To Issue Opinions Contrary To Law

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It is almost laughable and tragically so to use the word “ethics” when referring to the commission charged with overseeing the State’s ethics laws. In a recent opinion concerning Rep. Randy Davis (R-Daphne), the ethics commission approved Davis’ request to take a job from a principal with business before … Continued
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April 11, 2016

Hubbard’s Storm PAC Not Even a Drizzle

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The once, much vaunted Storming the State House PAC, a tool Speaker Mike Hubbard used as a carrot or a stick, had zero contributions according to its year-end FCPA filing. (See report here.) Hubbard, once referred to the PAC as his “incumbent protection” fund. He also promised the PAC … Continued
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January 26, 2016

Merrill Briefs GBYR

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 12, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was in Birmingham briefing the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans (GBYR) on his first weeks in the Alabama Secretary of State office. Secretary of State Merrill said that he and his office have been looking at the campaign finance reports that … Continued
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March 17, 2015

Paris Group Buys Company With Ties To Hubbard Indictment

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter An Auburn-based company with ties to Speaker Mike Hubbard’s felony incidents has been sold to a global investment firm. CSP Technologies, whose parent company is CV Holdings, LLC, has been purchased by the Paris-based investment group Wendel for $360 million. Among the State’s 23 felony charges against Hubbard, CV … Continued
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February 3, 2015