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Stealing the Statehouse

Stealing the Statehouse

Hubbard “Obsessed” with $200K Renovation of Committee Room

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A cavernous room just off the Washington St. entrance to the State House is receiving a six figure facelift on orders from Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. “He is obsessed with renovating that room,” said a State House insider who asked to not be publicly identified in this … Continued
September 15, 2014

Hart Says Moore’s Attorneys Pinned Hopes On “Hail Mary” Defense

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday, indicted lawmaker Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, was granted a continuance in his felony perjury case.  Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob A. Walker III granted Moore’s request and has rescheduled his trial for October 27, just seven days before the State’s general election. During the hearing, Moore’s … Continued
September 12, 2014

Hubbard Doesn’t Have 9 of 9 Justices In His Pocket

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Friday’s ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court to deny Rep. Barry Moore’s writ of mandamus sent a bold message to the corrupt elite of State politics, “No you don’t have 9 of 9 Justices in your pocket.” In its unanimous decision the court rejected politics and allowed the … Continued
September 8, 2014

The Speaker Says, “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” And I Believe Him (Opinion)

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter Four years ago this month, when Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, he made history making predictions. Even then, with no possibility of a public corruption investigation with himself as the suspect, his comments were news. In mid 2010, the bingo investigation … Continued
August 19, 2014

Ethics Director Changes Tune on Knowledge of Hubbard Malfeasance

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – In a recent interview, Director of the Alabama Ethics Commission Jim Sumner says the agency has garnered undue criticism in regard to their role – or lack thereof – in investigating public corruption allegations surrounding Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. This criticism, Sumner says, is unfounded because … Continued
June 30, 2014

APCI CEO Speaks Out on Wren, Silent on the Speaker

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter BESSEMER – For the first time since his company was named in multiple court documents related to the Lee County public corruption investigation, American Pharmaceutical Cooperative, Inc. CEO Tim Hamrick has spoken out, shining light on some of the earlier events that led to the eventual arrest and conviction of … Continued
June 23, 2014

Mike Hubbard’s “Liberal Special Interests”

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter AUBURN – This primary election cycle, the race for the House District 79 GOP nomination was an especially contentious one. In it, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was challenged by Auburn businessman Sandy Toomer in an election which saw one of the largest campaign spending totals of any primary … Continued
June 10, 2014

Indicted Representative Moore: “I’ll win the race and the case”

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter ENTERPRISE – Winning by about a ten point spread, indicted Republican House Representative Barry Moore succeeded in defending his seat from a primary challenge by local prosecutor Josh Pipkin. The bigger battle, though, will come in September, during which Moore is set to go to trial over four felony charges … Continued
June 6, 2014

Trial Date Set for Rep. Barry Moore

by Susan BrittAlabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—On Wednesday, Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker set a trial date of September 15 at 8:30 a.m. for indicted lawmaker Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise. Moore was indicted on two counts of perjury and two counts of false statements to the Lee County Grand Jury. The charges came from answers … Continued
June 5, 2014