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Inside the State House | May 9, 2024

Senator/Coach Tuberville is quietly effective OPINION — As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a month-long Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas. Alabama’s senior...
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You don’t want to offer the president’s SOTU rebuttal

OPINION — Without question, you do not want to be the political sacrificial lamb selected by your party hierarchy to give the rebuttal address in opposition to the Presidential State of the Union address. It does not matter if it is a Democratic stalwart responding to...
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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...
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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...
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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Sep 19, 2018

By Steve Flowers Since this is a gubernatorial election year, allow me to share an epic Governor’s Race with you. The 1986 Governor’s race will be...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Sep 12, 2018

By Steve Flowers Conservative Republicans like Jeff Sessions have been obsessed with illegal immigrants for years. Sessions is and has always been a...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Sep 5, 2018

By Steve Flowers Since this is a gubernatorial election year, let’s reminisce about an epic Governor’s Race. The 1978 Governor’s race is one of the...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Aug 29, 2018

By Steve Flowers Alabama Power is and has always been a force in Alabama politics. Some entities may have influence in the Legislature, but the...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Aug 22, 2018

By Steve Flowers Recently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my Aug. 8 column, I said the Alabama Farmers Federation still...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Aug 15, 2018

By  Steve Flowers The appointment of a United States Supreme Court Justice is one of the most profound legacies that a U. S. President can achieve....

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Aug 8, 2018

By Steve Flowers Now that the dust has settled on the primaries, allow me to share with you some thoughts on the Alabama political stage. There is...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Aug 1, 2018

By Steve Flowers Currently, congressmen/women win reelection at a 98 percent rate. The communist politburo does not have that high of a reelection...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jul 25, 2018

By Steve Flowers The storyline of last week’s GOP Primary runoff was the extremely low turnout. The big surprises to me were the big victories by...

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