Steve Flowers Articles

Nathaniel Ledbetter is a verypowerful Speaker of the House

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — As the 2024 Regular Legislative Session began about three months ago, I had a column entitled “2024 Legislative Session Begins Next Week.”In that column I highlighted the leadership of the Alabama House and Senate. I said there were three...

State Leaders all aboard on “Working for Alabama” Plan

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — Anyone who follows the Legislative Session each year in Montgomery, knows that it is never short of controversy.The House has its priorities, the Senate has its own, and governors have theirs. And it is fair to say that those priorities are...

Primary runoff is this week

OPINION — Those of you who live in the new 2nd congressional district have runoffs this coming Tuesday, April 16. This is the most interesting and entertaining political contest in Alabama this year.This new seat is comprised of all of Montgomery County, as well as...

Presidential race looks like a Biden-Trump rematch

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — We Americans are going to the polls in five months, to elect the next President of the United States. Election day is Nov. 5.We are getting set for a rematch between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. Americans are not too...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Some Legislative Issues By Steve Flowers The 2020 legislative regular session is wrapping up. After this week’s two-days of meeting days, only one...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Who Are the Nine People Who Sit on Our State Supreme Court? By Steve Flowers This week allow me to share with you a sketch of the men and women who...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

State Supreme Court often forgotten in Alabama By Steve Flowers Our 1901 Alabama Constitution replicates the United States Constitution in designing...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Reapportionment and Gerrymandering By Steve Flowers Hopefully, you participated in the census last year.  It is vitally important for each...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Wallace: Political Genius and Legislative Master As the Regular Legislative Session evolves, I recall years past when George...

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Inside the Statehouse

IN THE STATEHOUSE

2022 Will be a big year for Alabama politics By Steve Flowers All signs point to a Titanic political year in 2022. In fact, as I look back over the...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Gambling and Budgets Priority for Legislature By Steve Flowers The legislature is at the midway point of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session. They...

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