By Steve Flowers The most pressing problem facing the governor and legislature as they enter this new quadrennium is the financial shortfall in the general fund budget. Last year Gov. Robert... Read more
By Steve Flowers Robert Bentley was inaugurated last Monday as our governor for the second time. He and his lovely wife, Diane, are good people. When you get to be my age, four years goes by... Read more
By Steve Flowers Throughout Alabama political history, certain cities, counties and enclaves have had a proclivity for having an inordinate number of their citizenry serve in Alabama politic... Read more
By Steve Flowers During the 2010 governor’s race, I continuously made the statement that whomever won would be a one-term governor. My prophecy was based on the fact that the state was flat... Read more
By Steve Flowers This time, we will take note of the passing away of notable Alabama political personalities during 2014. Some legendary Alabama political icons passed away in 2014. Former U... Read more
By Steve Flowers Paul Ray Hubbert was born on Christmas Day in 1935 in the small rural crossroads of Hubbertville in Fayette County. The community was named for his family, who were the orig... Read more
By Steve Flowers The GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate has a silver lining for Alabama. We came out like gangbusters with the Republican victory. Both of our U.S. senators are Republican and b... Read more
By Steve Flowers The 2014 elections were quite uneventful. The seven statewide constitutional offices were all retained by Republicans. In fact, the reason the election was so dull was becau... Read more