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Riley’s PAC Hands Out Big Money to Barry Moore and Others

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Former Gov. Bob Riley’s political action committee, Alabama 2014 PAC, raised $29,000 last week according to its FCPA report. Riley’s PAC reports expenditures of $128,421.01, most notably giving $12,500 to indicted lawmaker, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, on May 20, the date of Moore’s hearing to dismiss his case. Since Moore’s indictment for … Continued
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May 28, 2014

AG Releases Statement on Moore, Rep’s Attorney Responds

By Lee Hedgepeth and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter The following statement was released by the Office of the Attorney General in reference to the arrest and indictment of Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise:  “MONTGOMERY—Acting as Attorney General in this matter, W. Van Davis announced the arrest today of Felix Barry Moore, a representative from the 91st … Continued
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April 24, 2014

Rep. Moore Indicted, Arrested on Four Felonies

By Lee Hedgepeth and Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise has now become the first person criminally indicted in relation to the public corruption investigation culminating in a Lee County special grand jury and likely focusing on Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. Officials with the Attorney General’s Office have confirmed … Continued
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April 24, 2014

Dropping the Mike: Wren Deal Damns Hubbard

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter April Fools Day 2014 will likely be a day Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard will always remember. That day, one week ago, Representative Greg Wren, R-Montgomery, was arrested and convicted of using his office for personal gain. Wren obtained confidential Medicaid documents from the Legislative Fiscal … Continued
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April 8, 2014

The Governor and the Speaker: Differing Views on Wren Conviction

  By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter Yesterday, the final day of the 2014 regular legislative session, both Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard addressed the recent arrest, conviction and resignation of Representative Greg Wren, R-Montgomery. And, it appears, that these two politicians have very different impressions of the situation. In the closing … Continued
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April 4, 2014

Hubbard, Storming the Steak House

By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter According to campaign finance reports in November of last year, and with the 2014 elections exactly a year away, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard spent hundreds of dollars from his campaign coffers on food from high-end restaurants, including nearly $200 at the famous Smith & Wollensky, a gourmet steak … Continued
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March 31, 2014

Hubbard Routinely Takes Action Favorable to His Biggest Donors

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— A recent disclosure of top donors to a secretive money machine operated by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has revealed a troubling pattern of quid pro quo. The 2012, 990 IRS forms for the Alabama Republican House Conference—a supposed non-profit/non-partisan 501(c) (4)—show a pattern of activities, … Continued
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March 17, 2014

Hubbard’s Fundraising Efforts Wounded by Scandal

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last year, Speaker of the House told the Young Republicans that he had $10 million in campaign funds on hand as part of his “incumbent protection plan.” To date, Hubbard has raised very little money and certainly nothing approaching $10 million. So, Hubbard either misspoke or outright lied to the Young Republicans. According … Continued
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February 4, 2014

Hubbard Using Campaign Contributions To Pay Legal Defense Team

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has spent over $70,000 to pay for his legal defense, which he took directly out of his December campaign contributions. FCPA filings with the Secretary of State show that Hubbard’s personal campaign account raised $114,450.00 in December. Of that fund raised, Hubbard paid $46,475.77 to White, Arnold … Continued
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January 3, 2014