Storming the Statehouse

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the last several years, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has been admired and feared for his fundraising prowess. But, once again in October, Hubbard’s campaign coffers remain woefully underfunded. In his latest filings with the Secretary of State, Hubbard reports only receiving $72,335.00 in campaign contributions for … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is in deep trouble. His Storming the Statehouse political action committee—named after his vanity tome—raised only $1000 in July. Hubbard’s Network PAC which was his big fundraising vehicle in 2010, didn’t raise a dime. In June, Hubbard arrogantly proclaim he had $10 million … Continued

Click here to view video Or click here MONTGOMERY—In what can be only be characterized as shocking, David Azbell, chief consultant to Speaker of the House Hubbard, made a video of himself partying in Las Vegas. Azbell who is paid $8000 dollars a month in his position with Hubbard, is also founding partner of Swatek, … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Just days before the start of the 2013 Legislative Session, Jason Isbell, Legislative Counsel for House Speaker Mike Hubbard, sent a late night email to members of the House Republicans Caucus with a veiled threat for anyone who did not get on board with the School Flexibility Act. In … Continued

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The self-described architect of the 2010 GOP takeover of the Alabama Legislature has a new Political Action Committee.  Storming the Statehouse PAC, or “Storm PAC,” is the latest of the numerous political fundraising operations of current Speaker of the Alabama House of Representative Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn).  The new PAC was … Continued

Staff Report MONTGOMERY—It has been said that one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. To which might be added, try covering those in politics and see how you feel . It is traditional for news organizations to put together a list of … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since revelations about Craftmaster’s bankruptcy first came to light in 2006, its owners have tried to paint it as a non-event. No one characterized the bankruptcy, “nothing to see here,” more than company co-owner and current Republican Speaker of the Alabama House, Mike Hubbard. Hubbard has gone so far … Continued

  By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter Quid pro quo, Latin for “this for that,” is better understood as I give you something and you give me something. This “something for something” appears to be a key strategy used by the man who led the GOP takeover of the Alabama Statehouse in 2010. By following the … Continued