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10.31.2020

QUEEN BEE

The political coalition controlling Fairhope engineered massive salary increases and backroom land deals for their own gain. Settlement documents and meeting minutes reveal millions in wasted taxpayer dollars funneled to favored law firms. Read on to see how the local establishment lines its own pockets.
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10.17.2020

SLAP IN THE FACE

Local prosecutors and politicians actively protected connected insiders from criminal assault charges and financial fraud investigations. Court filings and check registers reveal illegal contract handoffs and deliberate legal delays. Will citizens finally demand justice against this unchecked corruption?
BACKSTORY PODCAST 55
10.12.2020

BACKSTORY PODCAST 55

Two mysterious dead bodies turned up along County Road 95 while Spanish Fort voters re-elected an abusive mayor. Baldwin County law enforcement rushed to the scene, yet local officials remain dead silent about the glaring security failures. Listen to Backstory Podcast dissect the bizarre web of coastal Alabama scandals and political incompetence you were never meant to hear.
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10.09.2020

MISSED THE BULLET

Shadowy political organizations attempted to hijack local elections across Baldwin County to expand their development empire. Financial disclosures and voting records expose how political operatives poured cash into targeted municipal races. The Ripp Report reveals how voters fought back against the machine.
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10.05.2020

M.I.A

Fairhope leaders went completely silent while taxpayers paid the bill for costly developer lawsuits and storm damages. Public records and meeting transcripts highlight how council members ignored citizen complaints about severe flooding. Check out the facts about who really runs city government.
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09.15.2020

READING IN THE RAIN

High-ranking state politicians manipulated the judicial system to wipe away billions in corporate tax liabilities. Investigative reports and court records expose an organized network trading political favors for judicial protection. Find out how state power brokers stole millions from the public.