The Republican tidal wave that swept Alabama’s statewide office holders to landslide victories filtered down to legislative races. Even though our legislature really didn’t need to become any more conservative or Republican, it did anyway. We had a super majority...

By Steve Flowers In Alabama political history, the office of Probate Judge was the most powerful and prestigious position. In the old days, in every county in Alabama, the probate judge was not only judge, he also appointed all county positions, hired all county...

By Steve Flowers Now that the dust has settled on this year’s elections, let’s look back at who are the big winners and losers of the year. The obvious winner in the Heart of Dixie is the Republican Party. The GOP retained the reins of the state’s highest office and...

By Steve Flowers A few last thoughts and observations on our Nov. 6 general elections in Alabama. Our new 55th Governor looked and sounded more like the old Kay Ivey than the one we have seen the last few years and during the campaign. She was vibrant, succinct to the...