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Inside the Statehouse

Senate Race Down to the Wire By Steve Flowers OPINION — The GOP Primary is less than two weeks away on May 24. It has been an interesting and expensive race to fill the seat of our venerable and powerful senior Sen. Richard Shelby. There are three major primary...

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...

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...

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.”...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers You have the results of Tuesday’s runoff elections. I had to go to press with my column before the results were known. There are...

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