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03.02.2018

CATTLE GATE MEGA-SITE

County officials squandered tens of millions in taxpayer funds on an empty plot of land that yields zero returns. Government memos and land records reveal how commissioners hid massive losses behind empty promises. What went wrong with this multi-million dollar waste of public resources?
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02.28.2018

IN YOUR FACE

A corrupt councilman used his official position to steer lucrative municipal contracts directly to his business partner. State ethics filings and board meeting minutes confirm a blatant conflict of interest ignored by city leaders. We lay out the plain evidence of backroom dealing that officials thought they could force past the public.
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02.23.2018

THE FAIRHOPE JESTER

City Councilman Robert Brown continues to use his public office to enrich his private real estate holdings along Fly Creek. Official records expose how the ethics-challenged politician pushed favorable development deals while building his own home nearby. The Ripp Report exposes the self-serving joke behind his political game.
PEOPLE POWER
02.16.2018

PEOPLE POWER

Powerful council members are intentionally blocking critical sewer repairs to sabotage municipal leadership and protect political insiders. Uncovered documents reveal how a shadow organization pulls the strings behind local government decisions. Will voters finally reclaim control from this corrupt political machine?
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02.14.2018

BIG HEADS

Local leaders traded away public land near Big Head Gully to benefit connected insider developers. Secret deals and meeting logs prove officials ignored massive sewage spills and public protests to push the project through. Read how corporate greed completely drowned out the voice of taxpayers.
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02.09.2018

BEND OVER FAIRHOPE

Continuing our investigation, corrupt officials keep forcing taxpayers to take the fall for greedy development plans. Records show a key board chairman held dual leadership roles to secretly approve questionable sewer waivers. We pull back the curtain on this outrageous institutional betrayal.
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02.02.2018

GRINDER PUMPS

Our ongoing investigation exposes how city insiders let connected developers bypass strict sewer rules using cheap equipment. Inspection files demonstrate how these backroom exemptions directly caused environmental contamination in local streams. Is taxpayer money funding another toxic municipal cover-up?