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].

The Bright Star: an Alabama institution

Anybody who is famous and well connected in Alabama politics eats at The Bright Star.

December 11, 2024

Big mules ain’t all bad

It is the PSC’s job to hold the power company and all the businesses they regulate accountable, and they do.

December 4, 2024

The Iron Bowl: Alabama vs. Auburn

As I have said many times in the past, Alabama is one big front porch.

November 28, 2024

The Trump triumph

Alabama did its part in electing Donald Trump. He carried 65 percent of the vote in the Heart of Dixie. His best yet.

November 20, 2024

Alabama is a one-party state

We are arguably one of the most Republican states in America from top to bottom.

November 6, 2024

Contest for new 2nd Congressional District is the race to watch

We have one doozy of a congressional race in the newly drawn 2nd Congressional District.

October 23, 2024

1948 was the only year political party leadership mattered in Alabama

Harry Truman had come out strongly for a pro Civil Rights platform. The solid South was about to become unhinged.

October 17, 2024

The 1964 Goldwater landslide

There have been 15 presidential elections since 1964, and Alabama has voted for the Republican nominee in 14.

October 9, 2024

Association of County Commissions has been power in Alabama politics for close to a century

You might say they are where the rubber meets the road. However, they are much, more than that.

October 2, 2024

Dr. Marnix Heersink, physician and philanthropist

Heersink will go down in Alabama history as not only one of our great healers, but he is also one of the most profound philanthropists.

September 25, 2024