Read More...OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s business associates took the witness stand Wednesday, describing one company as deeply in debt while another collected tens-of-thousands in dollars a month in income from the politician’s consulting contracts. Prosecutors have accused Hubbard of using his political positions to obtain $2.3 million in work and investments from his companies, by steering Republican Party campaign funds or soliciting financial favors from people with business before the Alabama Legislature.