By Steve Flowers More than 20 years ago when I was a legislator, the state trooper assigned to my county asked if he could come visit with me. “Of...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Steve Flowers One of the obvious political changes in Alabama government over the last decades with the Republican takeover of the Legislature...