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 Jim Preuitt
By Steve Flowers Jim Preuitt, a legendary House member, State Senator and Probate Judge of Talladega County passed away in September at age 86. Jim...
Inside the Statehouse Redistricting Session Underway
By Steve Flowers Every 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and...
Defense Spending Important for Alabama
By Steve Flowers During the Great Depression and coming out of World War II, the deep south had immense power in Washington. We were fortunate to...
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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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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...
Inside the Statehouse Huntsville is Alabama’s Largest City
By Steve Flowers Huntsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau...
Inside the Statehouse Census Results — Revealing
By Steve Flowers Well folks, the final census figures are in from last year’s 2020 nose count. The census is taken every 10 years to determine the...
