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Is French Next?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On day six of the Mike Hubbard felony trial, former Republican State Senator, Steve French, took the stand to testify about a meeting between he and Hubbard. Under oath he recounted that he was sent by then Sterne Agee’s CEO, Jim Holbrook, to discuss with Hubbard the pending Jefferson … Continued
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July 6, 2016

Bentley, Canary, Riley Plan to Control Education’s Future

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In June, Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) emailed members of the State Board of Education to encourage them to keep interim Superintendent Philip Cleveland, “a few more months to work on efficiency and effectiveness of the department and the programs.” But what Collins calls “efficiency and effectiveness of the department … Continued
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July 5, 2016
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Declare a Revolution on Independence Day for Alabama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Even as we celebrate our Republic’s Independence Day, it is evident that our State is in a moral crisis. Gov. Robert Bentley is running roughshod over the Constitution, the former Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, has been found guilty of 12 felony ethics violations and the State’s Chief … Continued
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July 4, 2016

Alabama Democratic Party Looking For HD 79 Candidate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 1, there are five Republicans already running to fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, but no Lee County Democrat has come forward to run for the seat. If Democrats are ever going to break the Republican Party’s iron grip on … Continued
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July 4, 2016

State Recommends 18 Years for Hubbard

By Bill Britt Alabama Policial Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, the State filed its Brief In Support Of Sentencing Recommendation for Mike Hubbard, who will be sentenced on July 8, for 12 felony counts of public corruption. The State recommends Hubbard be sentenced on each of his 12 felony Ethics Law convictions to an 18-year base sentence, … Continued
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July 1, 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
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The Mike Hubbard Saga

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers The older you get the more you realize that old adages you heard as a child are true. There is a political maxim that says, “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It could very aptly be applied to the Mike Hubbard saga. Mike Hubbard was born and raised … Continued
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June 29, 2016

Could Court’s Overturning of Virginia Governor’s Conviction be the Precedent that Frees Siegelman?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 27, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) said in a statement that Monday’s US Supreme Court reversal of bribery convictions of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) could possibly free former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D). Zeigler is a career attorney. The conservative State Auditor said that … Continued
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June 28, 2016
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Explain and Denounce

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter During the thirteen-day trial in Lee County, the Shadow government, ruled by former Gov. Bob Riley, Mike Hubbard and BCA’s Billy Canary, was partially exposed. The race to replace the third head of Alabama’s “Triumvirate of greed,” began just as Hubbard’s hands were cuffed behind his back. One of … Continued
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June 27, 2016