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Tim Howe

Stealing the Statehouse

The Nexus of Big Business and the Hubbard Affair

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been charged with 23 felony counts of public corruption. Many of the indictments stem from Hubbard receiving significant quantities of cash from some of the State’s largest business owners. The indictments issued by the Special Lee County Grand Jury, name Gov. … Continued
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October 27, 2014

Hubbard Arrested, Charged with 23 Felony Counts

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter October 21, 2014 READ COUNTS MONTGOMERY—After a year’s worth of investigation by the Special White Collar Crimes Unit of the State’s Attorney General’s Office and a two-year investigation by this publication, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, has been arrested and charged with 23 felony indictments. Hubbard … Continued
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October 21, 2014

Marsh Testifies Six Hours Before Grand Jury; Collins Follows

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In mid-November, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) appeared before a Attorney General’s Special Grand Jury in Lee County, Alabama. This, according to sources who saw Marsh in the courthouse. Marsh’s testimony before the gathered jurors lasted for a total of six hours; four before lunch and two … Continued
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December 4, 2013

Hubbard Chief Consultant: Mocks Christmas with Vegas Strippers and more

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Another professionally-crafted video from Speaker Mike Hubbard’s chief consultant has surfaced on the internet. See video here.In the video entitled Azbell Christmas Special, David Azbell, one of the Speaker’s righthand confidants, disparages Christmas as a holiday and a deeply held religious season.In one of the songs, Azbell uses it to … Continued
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March 19, 2013