By Steve Flowers The Inauguration of our Alabama Constitutional officials was Monday. Our state constitution calls for the inauguration to be held on the third Monday in January. As you would…
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Flowers: Alabama Turnout Shatters Record
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On the morning of the momentous November 3 Presidential Election Day, I began my day on my hometown radio station, WTBF in Troy,…
Inside The Statehouse: Alabama's Budget Year Begins
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The new fiscal year begins this week for the Alabama government. We have two budgets, a General Fund and an Education Budget. Both…
Inside The Statehouse with Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a month since our mid-July GOP runoffs for the U.S. Senate and two open congressional seats. Since then, numerous publications…
Inside The Statehouse: The Field Is Set for November
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The field is set for the November General Election and more than likely the races were decided on July 14. We had some…
Inside The Statehouse: GOP Senate Runoff in Less Than Two Weeks
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Folks, we are less than two weeks away from our election contest for our U.S. Senate Seat. The runoff between former Senator Jeff…
Inside The Statehouse: Why George Wallace Said "No" to U.S. Senate
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — My next book on Alabama politics will expound on who I believe have been the top 60 political leaders in Alabama over the…
Inside The Statehouse: Senate Runoff Resumes
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Senate runoff between former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was put on hold by…