Steve Flowers Articles

Inside the Statehouse: Democrats Give Trump a Lifeline

OPINION — As mentioned last week, the presidential race has begun. The first bomb or salvo dropped last week with the political indictment of Donald Trump by a Democratic New York Manhattan borough prosecutor. It used to be off limits to use the courts to indict a...

Inside the Statehouse: The Presidential Race Has Begun

OPINION — The presidential race has begun, and rightly so because 2024 is just around the corner. The early primaries are less than 10 months away. We in Alabama have an early presidential primary 11 months from now on March 5, 2024. Actually, the Republican...

Inside the Statehouse

Marshall County and Enterprise Emerging as Alabama Political Breeding Grounds OPINION — Over the years, certain counties in Alabama have bred an inordinate number of governors and state political leaders.   The three most prominent enclaves, historically, have...

Inside the Statehouse

2026 Governor's Race Has Begun OPINION — Alabama’s original 1901 Constitution had a law whereby the governor could only serve one four-year term and not succeed themselves. In 1968 the law was changed, and since then the governor and all other constitutional offices...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

2022 Elections Six Months Away By Steve Flowers Believe it or not, we are six months away from the 2022 elections. All statewide offices will be...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Gov. John Patterson’s First Lesson By Steve Flowers Gov. John Patterson, who passed away earlier this year at 99, shared a funny story that occurred...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Seniority vs. Senility By Steve Flowers Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Prison Issue Tackled,New Prisons on the Way By Steve Flowers The problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close...

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Inside the StatehouseWe Now Have a Very Youthful Federal Judiciary in Alabama By Steve Flowers Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, has left an...

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