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08.02.2019

FOR THE RECORD — MEGA-MONEY

Baldwin County economic planners squandered fifty million taxpayer dollars on a vacant industrial site that remains a total ghost town. Financial audits reveal how county commissioners keep dumping millions more into a failed property to protect their political allies. See how these reckless insiders wasted your hard-earned dollars for the record.
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08.01.2019

LAGNIAPPE

Lagniappe implemented an online paywall just as local officials and Lee Lawson moved to mismanage millions in public land deals across Baldwin County. Records show how key media outlets ignored massive government scandals while suppressing critical news from the taxpayers paying for these blunders. The Ripp Report exposes what local papers tried to hide behind a paywall.
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07.24.2019

FACT: Hardest Working Elected City Official- Eastern Shore - Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson

Continuing our sewer investigation, former Mayor Can’t and Councilmen Boone and Burrell treated city utility funds like a private slush fund. Internal records reveal millions drained for legal fees while vital wastewater infrastructure rotted. Discover how Mayor Wilson fought back to fix the mess this corrupt council created.
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07.20.2019

MEGA-MISTAKE

Building on our mega-money investigation, Lee Lawson and county commissioners wasted fifty million dollars on a vacant, useless industrial site. Meeting minutes prove officials authorized millions more in public spending without securing a single tenant or signed contract. How long will taxpayers fund this outrageous scheme before demanding accountability?
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07.17.2019

TAXES, TOLLS AND SCHOOLS

Following up on our bridge investigation, Governor Kay Ivey and Senator Chris Elliott pushed massive tolls and fuel taxes to pay for years of state mismanagement. Financial trail documents show how politicians diverted BP settlement millions away from local communities while forcing taxpayers to foot the bill. We reveal the true cost of their reckless tax deals.
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07.12.2019

THE JESTER

Moving forward in our land grab investigation, Council President Jack Burrell exploited his elected office to line his pockets and favor wealthy developers over citizens. Internal records expose secret land deals and suspect contracts designed to strip Fairhope of twenty million dollars in public assets. Step inside the dirty game behind the council’s fake conservation effort.
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07.10.2019

GOLD MINE FOR SALE

Continuing our look into municipal land corruption, the Fairhope City Council attempted an unarmed robbery of prime city property worth twenty million dollars. Official votes and secret agreements reveal a calculated scheme to transfer city land control to Weeks Bay without public consent. Public outrage derailed their secret deal, but the fight is far from over.
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07.04.2019

HAPPY JULY 4TH

Please remember all the military personal that gave their life or were wounded defending your rights. All military personal start their military service by swearing an Oath of Enlistment: I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed ...
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07.01.2019

PASSPORT TO PARIS

In our analysis of the State Senate District 32 race, we expose how Chris Elliott grabs taxpayer cash for lavish foreign trips. The self-serving politician funneled public money into his personal travel budget while pushing higher taxes and secret infrastructure deals. Citizens must hold corrupt state senators accountable before machine politicians drain our local tax treasury dry.