By Steve Flowers, Commentary In 1998 Governor Don Siegelman ran for Governor of Alabama on a platform of proposing that his administration would enact legislation creating a state lottery. I... Read more
By Steve Flowers, commentary MONTGOMERY — Over the years, I have discussed my observations and concepts of the two different roles or routes taken by a U.S. Senator or Congressman during the... Read more
By Steve Flowers, commentary In only 21 short months, at the close of 2022, Alabama will lose the greatest senator in our state’s history. Those of us who are political historians will ackn... Read more
By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — As the 2021 Regular Legislative Session looms, the 800-pound gorilla in the room is the prison issue. The situation has grown more dire and imminent because the... Read more
By Steve Flowers As this 2020 Presidential election year comes to a close, allow me to share some final thoughts on the results with you. As you might expect, with this being the year of one... Read more
By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — On the morning of the momentous November 3 Presidential Election Day, I began my day on my hometown radio station, WTBF in Troy, which has been my tradition for... Read more
By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — Our 2020 presidential election is less than two weeks away. We Americans will either elect Republican Donald Trump for another four-year term or Democrat Joe B... Read more
By Steve Flowers The 2020 race for the White House will culminate in less than three weeks on November 3rd. However, some experts are predicting the outcome will not be determined that nigh... Read more
By Steve Flowers MONTGOMERY — The year 1948 was an interesting and momentous year in southern politics. World War II had just ended. The King of American politics, Franklin Delano Roosevel... Read more
By Steve Flowers Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and how they are doing. We have six living past governors. Governor John Patterson is... Read more