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Hubbard’s Attorneys Fail to Guard Grand Jury Secrets

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a stunning example of incompetence, attorneys for Speaker Mike Hubbard revealed pages of grand jury information in violation of the State’s Grand Jury Secrecy Act by failing to properly redact their latest filings. Even before Hubbard was indicted on 23 felony counts of public corruption his high-priced criminal … Continued
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September 28, 2015

Legislators Take Meat Cleaver to Attorney General’s Budget

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Millions have been slashed from the State’s Attorney General’s Office for fiscal year 2016 budget due to severe cuts in appropriation from the State General Fund Budget (SGF). This might not come as a shock since in 2015 the Office’s budget was zeroed out of the SGF. “Zeroing … Continued
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September 28, 2015

Hubbard Calls for Dismissal Because of Leaks

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Friday, September 25, in an ever-continuing effort to deny, distract, and delay any action on the 23 felony counts of public corruption against Speaker Mike Hubbard, his legal team filed a motion to have the charges against him dismissed, because of an alleged violation of the Grand … Continued
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September 28, 2015

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries says Hubbard Should Step Down

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, John McMillan, has now publicly stated that he believes Mike Hubbard should step down as Speaker. In a phone conversation with the Alabama Political Reporter, McMillan, a highly respect Republican  said, “I think it is time for him to step down.” Hubbard was … Continued
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September 25, 2015
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Turns Out, Hubbard is Fredo

The single, most relevant thing we can take away from the numerous email exchanges between Speaker Mike Hubbard and his cohorts, is that each one is about how to make money off of State government, but not even one is about how to better serve the people of Alabama, or his House District. Not one.
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September 25, 2015

Hubbard Strikes Out At Attorney General

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In his latest motion to have the 23 felony changes again him dismissed, Speaker Mike Hubbard claims Attorney General Luther Strange is out to get him because he wants to eliminate as a rival for the Governorship in 2018. If this, “…sounds like deja vu all over again,” … Continued
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September 24, 2015
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Hubbard Suspect Arrangements in Shadows: Opinion

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley can rightly take credit for taking “the first step” toward “changed the course of how we are going to fund the General Fund.” But there is a sickness in Montgomery, a disease of the conscience that has not been addressed. Once again, during the second … Continued
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September 21, 2015

New Ethics Chief Has Close Ties to Hubbard

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— There are growing concerns that new Ethics Chief Tom Albritton’s close ties to Speaker Mike Hubbard’s wife’s family, may have figured into his appointment as Ethics Director, and also led to the opinion that would provide reasonable doubt in the upcoming Hubbard trial. A sea of controversy … Continued
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September 16, 2015

Attorney General and State DAs Challenge Todd Opinion

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, in a hand delivered letter, the State’s Attorney General was joined by all of the State’s District Attorneys, calling for the withdrawal of an opinion that gave Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) the right to lobby the legislature on behalf of her employer.  On August 5, 2015, … Continued
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September 14, 2015