Steve Flowers Articles

Inside the Statehouse

Gov. John Patterson’s First Lesson By Steve Flowers Gov. John Patterson, who passed away earlier this year at 99, shared a funny story that occurred during the opening days of his administration. He entered the Governor’s office in January 1959 as the clean...

Inside the Statehouse Jim Preuitt

By Steve Flowers Jim Preuitt, a legendary House member, State Senator and Probate Judge of Talladega County passed away in September at age 86. Jim was one of my best legislative buddies. We came to the legislature together in 1982 and became fast friends. We became...

Inside the Statehouse Redistricting Session Underway

By Steve Flowers Every 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and concurrently the Alabama Constitution require a census to determine how many Congressional Seats each state will have. Then...

Defense Spending Important for Alabama

By Steve Flowers During the Great Depression and coming out of World War II, the deep south had immense power in Washington. We were fortunate to have a cadre of southern senators, who were seniority laden and knew how to bring home the bacon. This group of deep south...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to an election year. Folks our quadrennial gubernatorial election year is going to be a doozy....

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Most people would assume that as the race for the open U.S. Senate began that Luther Strange, the appointed incumbent, was the favorite. However,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers When the race for the open Jeff Sessions seat began, it appeared to be a Roy Moore versus Luther Strange contest. Well folks,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

You know the results of Tuesday’s primaries for our U.S. Senate seat. I had to go to press before the vote. However, the assumption was that there...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Folks we are getting down to the proverbial lick log in the much-anticipated vote for the open U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

During my tenure in the legislature in the 1980’s and 1990’s, political party affiliation was not as pronounced as it is today. We were identified...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

As the horse race for our open U.S. Senate seat heads down the stretch, let’s look at the lay of the land. All indications are that Roy Moore and...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The race for our open U.S. Senate seat is evolving.  Folks, we are in a brief 33-day sprint to the primary on August 15.  The...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

As we take a mid-year look at Alabama politics, it has been an eventful first half of the year. It is not every year that a governor resigns...

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