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Looking at upcoming political races in Alabama

Alabama is going to fare wall under President Trump. There is an old adage that says, “Those that ...

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Alabama lost some political icons in 2016

By STEVE FLOWERS | Guest Columnist At the close of every year my tradition is to acknowledge the ...

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Looking back at crazy 2016, ahead to 2017

Historically speaking, Alabamians have been more interested in the governor’s race than presidential politics. For years, from 1876 to ...

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Alabama prisons have overcrowding problem

While the presidential race played out this year, several things happened in Alabama politics that went under the ...

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Unintended consequences of well-intentioned law

It is Christmas time, and since Alabama is one of the most charitable states in the nation, I ...

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Bentley will appoint someone to Sessions’ seat

It is definite, our Junior Senator, Jeff Sessions, is going to be President Donald Trump’s Attorney General, as ...

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Shelby set to begin his sixth six year term

Our Senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby will begin his sixth six-year term in January. He is an Alabama ...

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Trump presidency a surprise to everyone

By Steve Flowers Steve is a former legislator and is now the state’s leading political columnist. Donald J. ...

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Vote for president affects Supreme Court

We will vote to select the 44th President next Tuesday. The next president will be a New Yorker. ...

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Baxley retells comical story about Squatlow

Ole Bill Baxley has been in the news a lot this year. He was the lead defense counsel ...

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Sessions has become a close Trump confidant

Our junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has risen to national prominence in this pivotal presidential year. His arch ...

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Closer look at media coverage during election year

By Steve Flowers Steve is a former legislator and is now the state’s leading political columnist. During this ...

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The Elite was place for political talk in Montgomery

Alabama’s most famous political restaurant and watering hole for 50 years was Montgomery’s Elite Restaurant. Until it closed ...

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People don’t get chance to vote on lottery

Folks, I have been observing and participating in the legislative process for over 50 years

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Sessions is most popular political figure in state

Throughout this year’s prodigious presidential selection process our junior senator, Jeff Sessions, has been at the forefront. He ...

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