Steve Flowers Articles

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

Seniority vs. Senility By Steve Flowers Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires next December. Folks, that’s saying a lot because we have had a host of prominent men serve Alabama in the United States...
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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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Those of us who follow Alabama politics had circled June 6, 2017 as the beginning of the 2018 governor’s race.  However, we did not foresee Donald...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Since we are in the midst of an election for a U.S. Senator, let me share the story of one of the most prestigious congressional...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers As the race for our open U.S. Senate seat begins, let’s look at the lay of the land. First-of-all it will be a sprint.  The race is...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Well folks the field is set for the sprint to fill the open U.S. Senate seat of Jeff Sessions. The primary is less than three...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

The race for our open U.S. Senate seat will be the marquee political event for the remainder of this year.  It will be a great show.  However, we...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Most times political columns are critical or derogatory of politicians. However, today I would like to share some positive observations from the...

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