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Steve Flowers

Steve Flowers

Steve Flowers served 16 years in the state legislature. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. Steve may be reached at [email protected].

Is Congress the Modern Roman Senate?

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers In the literary classic, “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” the author draws parallels to a nation that was on top of the world and because of perverse, grandiose and pompous behavior that dynasty self-destructed and destroyed itself. It was from reading this documentary that the Russian … Continued
March 23, 2016

Where Are They Now

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers A good friend and loyal reader suggested to me that he would like to see a column entitled, “Where Are They Now?” Then I ran into former Gov. Albert Brewer at a Birmingham restaurant and it prompted me to do that column. Gov. Brewer has always been admired by … Continued
March 16, 2016

Albert Brewer: A Prince of a Fellow

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers One of the finest men to ever serve in Alabama government is Albert Brewer. He is one of the most quality and highest caliber individuals to ever rise to the Governor’s office. Brewer hailed from Morgan County in the heart of the Tennessee Valley. He was first elected to … Continued
March 9, 2016

It Was Fun While It Lasted

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers You know the outcome of our presidential preference primary yesterday. I do too, today; however, this column had to go to press a few days prior to the primary. Therefore, I will have to report and analyze your voting in a later column. One thing I do know is … Continued
March 2, 2016

Politics as Usual

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers As our primary selection day approaches, it appears that we are seeing significant campaign attention from the presidential candidates. The move by the legislature to make us an early primary state was a good one. As is generally the case, we are seeing negative ads. That is not unusual … Continued
February 24, 2016

Primary Predictions: Not Much Change Expected

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers We are only a few weeks away from our March 1st primary. We have an early primary date this year due to the fact that we are in the SEC Presidential Primary. Therefore, we will have some say in who will be the GOP and Democratic nominees. Indeed, the … Continued
February 10, 2016

A Legendary Tale

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers There are a good many stories about elections of the 1940’s and 50’s where vote were bought and elections stolen. The most brazen and blatant stealing of an election occurred in the 1948 race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. The players were Coke Stevenson versus Lyndon B. Johnson. … Continued
February 3, 2016

Is is Time for Higher Education To Step Up?

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As discussed last week, several of the headline Alabama news stories of 2015 may also be the blockbusters of 2016. The Mike Hubbard trial and the decision of the federal courts on Alabama’s legislative district lines will be determined in the first half of this year. The biggest news … Continued
January 27, 2016

Political News from 2015 Will Dominate 2016

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers A good many of the news stories that were the most noteworthy events of 2015 will continue into this new year of 2016 and may repeat as the major headlines of this year. Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard will go on trial in his home of Lee County … Continued
January 20, 2016