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

By Steve Flowers The long hot summer has brought some crystallization to the 2020 U.S. Senate race. This seat is the one held by Sen. Jeff Sessions...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The 2020 Presidential Election year has already begun. It usually begins on Labor Day of the year prior to the election. However,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Folks, don’t look now, but the 2020 presidential election is upon us. Indeed, as many as 21 Democratic aspirants are already...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The 2019 Legislative Session was one of the most controversial yet productive sessions in memory. Gov. Kay Ivey’s first session of...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers State Sen. Jabo Waggoner, (R-Vestavia), has been in the Alabama House and Alabama Senate for more than 40 years. That is a record...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Some of us who were former legislators, who served our counties in the legislature a long time, were considered by many to always...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The 2019 legislative session is now in the books. As each session is observed, it is apparent that primary, powerful, state...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers For nearly 100 years, one of, if not the best annual event for young Alabama high school leaders in Alabama has been the Alabama...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers A good many people wonder why simple, straightforward, no nonsense, good-government legislation fails to pass even though it...

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