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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—For the last month, an attorney general’s special grand jury has been meeting in Lee County. On Thursday, Mike Hubbard’s Chief of Staff, Josh Blades, was seen in a Lee County restaurant with white-collar crime defense attorney Ron Wise. Wise, considered one of the state’s super lawyers, was council … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Over the last two weeks, the beleaguered Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has been barnstorming the state trying to hold together his splintering House coalition. Last week, Hubbard met with the Madison County Area House Republican Caucus and Tuesday night he had dinner with the caucus for the … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Much talk has been generated over the last week by the Attorney General’s Special Grand Jury impaneled in Lee County. We believe it has been convened to look into the activities of Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). The Special Grand Jury in Lee County is being led … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Former State Senator Lowell Barron (D) from Fyffe is under indictment for misusing campaign funds. Barron and his defense team are maintaining that he is innocent of all charges. On Monday, his attorney, Joe Espy, filed a string of motions addressing prosecutorial conduct. Request for Relief Motion/Request for Appropriate … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Political pressure and Attorney General Luther Strange’s campaign connections to Speaker Mike Hubbard have not slowed down a Special Grand Jury investigation into potentially corrupt business deals involving Hubbard’s media companies. “The political pressure surrounding this case is enormous…Imagine the calls the AG has gotten.” This, according to one District Attorney familiar … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Report On Tuesday Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that both former State Senator Lowell Barron (D) from Fyffe, and Barron’s former campaign staffer, Rhonda Jill Johnson, have been arrested for violating Alabama’s Ethics Law and the Fair Campaign Practices Act. Senator Barron was long considered to be the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced Thursday that he has created a new division within the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to fight public corruption within the state.  To further this goal Strange launched a major cooperative initiative among state agencies. The Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Alliance brings together … Continued