Councilmen Robert Brown and Jack Burrell completely ignored public health and traffic warnings to push through high-density developer projects. Meeting transcripts and filed ethics complaints prove council members actively bypassed safety protocols for personal profit. Will voters finally wake up to the reckless self-dealing on the council dais?
Ahead of the First Congressional District runoff election, we reveal how big-money PACs bought off machine candidate Bill Hightower. Out-of-state special interest groups stuffed Hightower's campaign chest while rival Jerry Carl funded his own campaign through local banks. Voters must elect a real public servant who answers to working families rather than wealthy corporate lobbyists in Washington.
In this First Congressional District primary analysis, we expose the Catalyst machine's aggressive bid to grab federal power. Special interest brokers spent big bucks to push Bill Hightower, but aware voters slammed the brakes on their toxic political takeover. Citizens across south Alabama must defeat this corrupt political machine before shadowy dealmakers steal our voice in Washington.
Scott Boone and his family network infected Baldwin County politics by rigging municipal elections for major builders. Leaked corporate records and campaign registries show an organized web of shell companies bankrolling compliant officials. Discover the shocking cure for this widespread municipal corruption.
Special interest groups like Catalyst buy off Alabama lawmakers to push dangerous environmental deregulation through the statehouse. Corrupt politicians quietly rewrite landfill definitions to protect corporate polluters at the expense of local taxpayers. Watch as the podcast uncovers the backroom payoff schemes wrecking our local communities.
As Baldwin County voters prepare for the upcoming primary election, we spotlight new campaign media exposing local corruption. Shadowy political groups use slick advertising and backroom money to trick citizens and hide candidate wrongdoing. Voters must look past flashy political ads and demand honest leaders who stand up against machine control.
State leaders in Montgomery rigged the medical cannabis approval process to favor wealthy political donors over suffering patients. Internal committee memos and pending court filings expose secret backroom deals made before key legislative votes. We follow the dirty money behind Alabama's broken cannabis rollout.
Fairhope officials knowingly created a deadly traffic disaster at Highway 98 to accommodate developer Angelo Corte's multi-million dollar expansion. Official engineering reports and council votes reveal how leaders disregarded public safety hazards to shield private land deals. The Ripp Report exposes why town leaders put developer profits above human lives.
As part of our coverage on the 2020 congressional primary, we highlight how Fairhope's GOB's back Bill Hightower for Congress. Council President Jack Burrell publicly praised Hightower to ensure their shadowy network maintains absolute political control. Working families cannot afford to send another corrupt machine puppet to represent Baldwin County in the United States Congress.
Jack Burrell and his council allies secretly spent millions on unwanted farmland before quietly handing it off to private interests. Property records and backdated appraisal documents confirm a calculated plot to bypass public notice and drain city reserves. Read the full report to see how town leaders squandered taxpayer dollars.
