Alabama Representative and Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard assured a crowd at First Baptist Church of Alexander City yesterday that money taken from the Alabama Trust Fund would be repaid if voters choose to allow it to be used for the ailing General Fund.
Hubbard was the keynote speaker at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly luncheon and discussed the upcoming Sept. 18 amendment vote and other issues facing the legislature.
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