Special Grand Jury

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—House Speaker Mike Hubbard has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case against him, claiming the Lee County Special Grand Jury expired before he was indicted. Court observers, and even defense attorneys speaking on background called the move desperate, amateurish, and bizarre. Hubbard’s new lead counsel Lance Bell … Continued

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 MONTGOMERY—The Republican House caucus is in a growing state of turmoil. By now, it is almost universally believed that Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is facing some serious problems. Over the last three weeks, the Speaker has made a series of uncharacteristic moves, culminating in the hiring of … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the last several weeks, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has taken extraordinary steps to rearrange his business, political and legal affairs. In a flurry of activity he has shuttered one of his most potent political action committees, terminated a consulting contract worth over a hundred thousand dollars … 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 Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Lee County voters were treated to a campaign-style push-card this week, paid for by the Friends of Mike Hubbard. The mail drop is an unusual direct response to a stinging—and humorous—flyer branding the Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard as “The Graftmaster.” The “Graftmaster” label is an ironic play-of-words on Hubbard’s … Continued