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By Steve Flowers Happy New Year.  It is election year in the good ole Heart of Dixie. Alabama, like a good many southern states, has our monumental political year in what the nation refers to as the off-year or midterm election year cycle. This reference is, of...

We Lost Some Good Ones in 2021

By Steve Flowers As has been my custom for 18 years, I like for my yearend column to be a remembrance of Alabama political figures who have passed away during the year. We lost some good ones this year. We lost our oldest past governor, John Patterson in June. ...

Inside the Statehouse

Jimmy Holley By Steve Flowers Legendary state senator Jimmy Holley has decided to not seek reelection to the State Senate next year after 44 years in the legislature. He will be missed in the State Senate. For the past decade, Holley has become a mentor and confidante...

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State Senate Will Have Little Turnover in 2022 By Steve Flowers 2022 was anticipated to be an exciting competitive election year. However, it is going to be a yawn of a political year. If you thought there was no competition for the constitutional offices and the...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The final vote for the remaining three years of Jeff Sessions six-year term in the U.S. Senate will be next Tuesday. The race is...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jim Martin passed away recently in Gadsden at 99 years old. His beloved wife of 70 years, Pat, was by his side. He was a true Christian gentleman....

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Inside the Statehouse

The big question in the Senate race is will allegations against Roy Moore and his purported propensities forty-years ago cause him to lose. We will...

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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers In March of this year, the Alabama Community College System took a giant leap forward when it brought on a giant in state...

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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers We still have the culmination of the race for the seat of Jeff Sessions set to be determined in less than five weeks on December...

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Inside the Statehouse

With all the changes and uncertainty surrounding Alabama government in recent months, including political appointments, high level resignations,...

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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers There have been quite a few political happenings in the Heart of Dixie during October. Birmingham has elected a new mayor....

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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Now that the dust has settled from the Republican Senate primary, we can focus on the much-anticipated 2018 elections. Kay Ivey is...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Jefferson County is transitioning from a Republican to a Democratic county. In the process, they are having an interesting array of...

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