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 Last week we made you aware that five of the nine seats on our State Supreme Court are up for election this year. In addition, our...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Our antiquated 1901 Constitution was designed to give inordinate power to the Legislature. During the Wallace years, the King of...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers There are dramatic differences between our congressional delegation of the 1940’s-1960’s and our group on the Potomac today....

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Republicans took control of federal offices and presidential races in 1964 in Alabama. It was referred to as the Goldwater...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Every constitutional statewide office is up for election this year. Just like the governor’s office you can serve two consecutive...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Well, folks, the 2018 political year has begun and all of the horses are in the chute. It is going to be a good year for horse...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers As the June primaries for our statewide races get closer, there is a lot of media attention and stories written about the power...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The Alabama Legislature usually gets very little done during an election year session except passage of the budgets. However, the...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The 2018 legislative session will be short and sweet. It is an election year. Historically, during the last year of a quadrennium,...

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