Tag: Bill Baxley
Court upholds former Alabama House speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics convictions
An appellate court on Monday upheld the ethics conviction of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, whose rising political career came to a crashing...
Steve Flowers: The circus of open Alabama races in 2018
As I have suggested to you, we are looking at one momentous 2018 election year, and it has begun. Get this, folks, we have...
Steve Flowers: Requiem for Alabama political icons lost in 2016
At the close of every year, my tradition is to acknowledge the passing away of significant political players from the political stage in Alabama....
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard sentenced to 4 years in...
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been handed his sentence — a total of four years in prison, eight years on probation and...
Mike Hubbard trial day 6: Gov. Robert Bentley takes the stand
Easily the most high-profile witness to date testified Wednesday morning in the trial of indicted Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley took...
Mike Hubbard’s former chief of staff takes stand
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard's former chief of staff testified Wednesday that he became uncomfortable at times when Hubbard's personal business dealings appeared to...
Mike Hubbard trial Day 1: Opening statements & first witnesses
Nineteen months in the making, after a grand jury charged him with 23 felony ethics violations, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard finally had his day...
Judge grants delay for ethics trial of indicted House Speaker Mike...
A judge is delaying the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard for two weeks until mid-April.
Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker ruled...
Lessons reside in Bill Baxley versus Charles Graddick
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana
History teaches us some valuable lessons. Learning the ins and outs...
