Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When our forefathers founded our...
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by Steve Flowers As if we have not been inundated enough with politics this year, hold on to your seats. Over the next few weeks that is all you...
Inside the Statehouse
by Steve Flowers The conviction and downfall of Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard is the political story of the year. It has not been the...
Inside the Statehouse
by Steve Flowers One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was...
Inside the Statehouse
A few Friday nights ago, a large throng of people gathered at The Club in Birmingham despite a torrential thunderstorm. The event was called Jubilee...
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While observing the legislature the other day, I fondly remembered a very eventful day as a youth. As a teenager, I grew up working at the Capitol...
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Sometimes the best thing that the legislature can do in a session is to pass very little legislation. That can be said of this year’s regular...
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A few weeks ago former Alabama Chief Justice Perry O. Hooper Sr. died at his home in Montgomery at age 91. He was the epitome of the southern...
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Last week we talked about how difficult it is to win passage of a legislative act. It does not matter if the proposed legislation is for apple pie...