Continuing our coverage of Fairhope’s legal blunders, Council President Jack Burrell and former Mayor Tim Kant dragged the city into an endless loop of costly litigation. Court transcripts prove city leaders created bogus regulations after the fact to block legitimate property development. Discover how council leadership spent eleven years running in circles on the taxpayers' dime.
Following up on our Catalyst investigation, political insiders in Daphne moved quickly to stack local government with hand-picked puppets. Documents expose how high-ranking operatives secretly maneuvered candidates into vacant seats to keep total control over Baldwin County. Our investigation exposes the shadow network deciding who really runs local councils.
Continuing our probe into city hall mismanagement, former Mayor Tim Kant and council leaders gambled with millions in taxpayer funds on losing court battles. Sworn court testimony reveals how city officials hid massive insurance problems while claiming bad legal deals were actually victories. Find out how close Fairhope came to financial ruin under these corrupt high-stakes gamblers.
City officials actively protected a violent bar owner from criminal prosecution to shield their own political interests. Court filings and surveillance footage show prosecutor Marcus McDowell intentionally botched legal paperwork to drop serious assault charges. Read the shocking truth behind the local elite who cover up crimes over drinks.
Continuing our investigation into systemic obstruction, the Catalyst faction on council repeatedly sabotaged city budgets to serve wealthy special interests. Leaked records expose direct deals between airport board members and political operatives demanding million-dollar private hangars. We break down the corrupt machine pulling the strings behind city hall.
State ethics officials and legal watchdog agencies completely abandoned their duty, allowing systemic corruption to run wild across Alabama. Financial documents reveal how key regulators received private tuition payouts and provided get-out-of-jail-free advisory letters to political allies. Why are corrupt politicians allowed to drive state government straight off a cliff?
Continuing our coverage of the government reform vote, political front men deliberately pushed a campaign of public ignorance to keep corrupt leaders in power. Campaign records highlight how dark-money PACs weaponized misleading slogans to stop citizens from changing the city structure. Exposing how special interests profit when voters are kept blind and uninformed.
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As part of our 2018 Alabama governor election coverage, we reveal how straight-ticket voting protects corrupt politicians. Party-line voting allows lazy candidates like Kay Ivey to dodge debate stages and hide bad policies behind a red label. Voters who blindly pull party levers keep Alabama trapped at the bottom in education and healthcare rankings.