Boaz Council names new member
By ELIZABETH SUMMERS The Reporter Fran Milwee was selected as the newest member of the Boaz City Council during a…
Jackson County Voters League celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr./Coretta Scott King Memorial Day
By Hunter Jones The Jackson County Voters League celebrated its 14th annual Martin Luther King, Jr./Coretta Scott King Memorial Day…
Election 2024: Local candidate forum set for February 1
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com Jan 12, 2024 Updated Jan 12, 2024 Mark your calendar for an opportunity to hear from local…
Inside The Statehouse
Lurleen Wallace By Steve Flowers Kay Ivey is Alabama’s second female governor. Lurleen Wallace was the first. Ironically, Kay Ivey’s…
Inside The Statehouse
Dr. David Bronner Celebrates Fifty Years as CEO of RSA By Steve Flowers The legendary head of the Retirement Systems…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers It may appear to you and most casual observers of Alabama politics that our Alabama elected officials…
Alabama Monthly Newspaper Column
February 2023 This winter, prices for the main energy sources used to heat homes have continued to skyrocket. Families are forced to pay 45% more for heating…
Inauguration Day
By Steve Flowers The Inauguration of our Alabama Constitutional officials was Monday. Our state constitution calls for the inauguration to…
Britt Sworn in to Senate
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C.- Katie Britt, of Enterprise, was sworn in on Tuesday, as the first woman…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Our iconic Senior United States Senator, Richard Shelby, will walk out of the Senate chambers in Washington,…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers As we begin to celebrate the Christmas season and close out 2022, allow me to share the…
The truth behind Alabama’s 'most conservative Legislature' ranking
By Justin Bogie, Senior Director of Fiscal Policy According to a recent ranking from the Conservative Political Action Coalition’s (CPAC) Center for…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Our Alabama Congressional delegation will all be reelected next month, as usual. We are no different than…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Those of us who served a long time in the legislature have a lot of stories. I…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers For decades, losing political candidates in Alabama have been exiled to “Buck’s Pocket.” It is uncertain when…
