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07.22.2020

CATALYST LAST STAND

In our continuous reporting on the Fairhope city council races, we break down how the infamous Three Bs—Jack Burrell, Kevin Boone, and Robert Brown—used public office for personal profit. These self-serving councilmen handed lucrative city contracts to political allies while candidate Sherry Sullivan plots to rehire disgraced former officials. Fairhope voters must sweep out these corrupt insiders.
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07.20.2020

TRUTH

Councilman Robert Brown and his political cronies actively sabotaged a multi-million dollar waterfront initiative just to launch a smear campaign against the mayor. Formal ethics complaints and internal records expose how these officials prioritized personal grudges over millions in grant funding. The Ripp Report exposes what they pretended not to know.
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07.17.2020

CATALYST ASS WHOOPIN

Shadowy political machine CATALYST attempted to hijack local elections while funneling public money into questionable real estate schemes. Voting data and corporate filings reveal a massive voter backlash that shattered their secretive control network. Read the full breakdown to see how the entire machine collapsed overnight.
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07.15.2020

History repeating itself

As Baldwin County voters prepare for the Fairhope mayoral election, we expose disgraced journalist Howell Raines for pushing false political smears against Mayor Karin Wilson's waterfront park plan. Raines peddles outright lies about access and bluff destruction to help the old-guard political machine sabotage progress. Allowing elite political operatives to derail public projects puts local dollars at risk.
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07.14.2020

Sting

Fairhope council members Jack Burrell and Robert Brown repeatedly abused their positions for financial gain while flouting public safety guidelines. Financial records and police files show a pattern of backroom deals and concealed misconduct right before crucial deadlines. Can these corrupt politicians survive the truth getting out?
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07.14.2020

VOTE JERRY CARL TODAY

In our primary election coverage for Alabama's 1st Congressional District, we urge voters to cast their ballots against the toxic political machine dominating local government. Special interest groups and dark money PACs have poured millions into buying this federal seat to protect backroom power brokers. Conservative voters must show up today to stop corrupt insiders from extending their stranglehold.
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07.10.2020

FREAKY FAIRHOPE

Former Mayor Tim Kant and State Senator Tripp Pittman orchestrated a massive BP fraud scheme that wiped out the city surplus. Audit documents and transaction receipts prove how city officials turned a $1.7 million surplus into a massive deficit through rigged land deals. We uncover how deep this financial betrayal actually goes.
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07.08.2020

WEAR A MASK

Top Fairhope leaders recklessly ignored safety warnings and pushed massive public gatherings to cover up their administrative failures. Internal communications and health records confirm that elected officials caught the virus right after blocking safety mandates. Discover why their public outrage was nothing more than a calculated act.
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07.07.2020

ATTENTION BALDWIN COUNTY

Outside special interest groups and the Catalyst machine funneled dark money into Baldwin County to buy a congressional seat. Campaign filings and donor lists reveal the hidden network of developers funding smear campaigns against local candidates. Baldwin County voters deserve to know who really buys their politicians.
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07.06.2020

HOWLING RAINS

A disgraced former journalist collaborated with local politicians to publish misleading attacks against vital city infrastructure grants. Historical records and campaign documents expose how a paid operative pushed fabricated claims to protect developer interests. Follow our investigation to see how this ghostwriter was caught red-handed.