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Inside the Statehouse Richard Shelby – Alabama’s Greatest U.S. Senator

By Steve Flowers OPINION — Our iconic senior United States Sen., Richard Shelby, turns 88 this week. Shelby is in the waning months of his monumental career in the Senate. He will end his tenure at the end of this year after 36 years in the U.S. Senate. Shelby is one...
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Inside the Statehouse A Mo Brooks Story

By Steve Flowers OPINION — Over the years I have shared a lot of stories about Alabama’s colorful political figures. We have had some characters like Big Jim Folsom and George Wallace. Folsom was gregarious and fun loving. Wallace was a political genius and, without...
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Inside the Statehouse Who is Mike Durant?

By Steve Flowers OPINION - Many of you have asked the question, “Have you ever seen anyone simply run a media-only campaign and avoid campaigning like Mike Durant has done in this year’s U.S. Senate campaign.” Surprisingly my answer for many of you is, “yes, I have.”...
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Inside the Statehouse

Fob James Story, 1978 Governor’s Race By Steve Flowers OPINION — The crowded field for governor striving to oust incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey includes Tim James. He has run before. In fact, this is his third try for the brass ring. His last race was in 2010 when he barely...
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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

May 15, 2019

By Steve Flowers The five day Special Legislative Session that addressed the increase in the gas tax to fund an Infrastructure Rebuilding Program...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

May 8, 2019

By Steve Flowers Our Senior U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby turns 85 this week. In March, he reached another milestone – he surpassed Sen. John Sparkman as...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

May 1, 2019

By Steve Flowers Folks, taking care of prisoners is not a popular political issue. However, every so often, Alabama politicians pragmatically have...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 24, 2019

By Steve Flowers It is a foregone conclusion that a Republican will take out our anomaly liberal Democratic Sen. Doug Jones next year. The question...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 16, 2019

By Steve Flowers As I observe the legislature, it occurs to me that I am getting older. A lot of the legislators and lobbyists I have known over the...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 10, 2019

By Steve Flowers There is no question that Gov. Kay Ivey’s Infrastructure/Gas Tax Program was the cornerstone issue of this legislative session....

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Inside the Statehouse

Apr 3, 2019

By Steve Flowers After their successful special five-day Special Session, the Legislature has been in their regular session for a few weeks now. The...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Mar 27, 2019

By Steve Flowers One of the obvious political changes in Alabama government over the last decades with the Republican takeover of the Legislature...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Mar 20, 2019

By Steve Flowers Last week, we talked about the significance of roads and how important they are to the economic development of our state. We spoke...

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