“My lifetime friend, Steve Clouse, turns 70 this week. He was born on February 7, 1956. I wish him a Happy Birthday. He truly is a good man.”

As the 2026 Legislative Session evolves, it is apparent that this year’s annual session will be short and sweet. That is par for the course in an election year session. This is election year and all 105 House Seats, and all 35 Senate Seats are up for election. Therefore, it is an inherent historical reality […]

The most profound and significant of Governor Ivey’s stellar appointments has been in the realm of her outstanding judicial appointments.

As this last legislative session of the quadrennium moves forward, these four years would have to be rated as an overwhelming success.

“There will be a tug-of-war within the community. The clear winner of that battle will be the Alabama Community College System.”

As is my custom for the past 21 years, my year end column illuminates Alabama political luminaries that passed away last year.

“Recently, I had several of Governor Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them,” Steve Flowers writes.

In bygone years in politics, at least in Alabama politics, when you were a young, aspiring, learning politician, the old veterans would instill traditional rules and truisms that you should understand and adhere to. One was “all politics is local.” If you were elected to be a state or national legislator, you looked after homefolks […]

Alabama’s 2026 U.S. Senate race, which will be our marque 2026 event, is essentially right around the corner.

“We all knew that this 2026 election year was going to be a big year in Alabama politics,” Steve Flowers writes in this week’s column.

How will it affect Alabama? More than likely, Governor Ivey will call a special legislative session and lawmakers will enact new congressional lines.

Explore the implications of the Alabama 1st Congressional District vacancy after the U.S. Senate race heats up next year.

All politics has become nationalized today. Therefore, whenever something happens on the national level, I hear about it. I can tell by the number of comments when something has struck a nerve. This latest government shutdown, due to a congressional standoff, struck a nerve.  It surprised me because these federal government shutdowns have become somewhat […]

Political pundits and observers and political players have espoused the long-held belief in the mantra “all politics is local.” I have changed my tune on this well-known adage and belief. My observation is that today it is the opposite, “all politics is national.”  Folks either vote straight Republican or straight Democratic. Most, about 90%, of […]

When it comes to governing and how it affects your daily life, the most important vote you cast is for Alabama mayor’s of your city.

Steve Flowers recalls colorful Alabama perennial candidate Shorty Price as governor’s race begins and Bama–Vols week arrives.

I was first elected to the Alabama Legislature in 1982. George Wallace had been elected to his last term as governor that year. Therefore, my first term as a legislator was Wallace’s final and fifth term as governor. I had met Wallace during his first term as Governor in 1963. I was a 12-year-old Legislative […]

Over the past six decades, Alabama’s Adult Education Programs have been transformed by a quiet revolution that has been extraordinarily successful. It was my honor to be able to speak to the Annual Adult Education Conference at the downtown Montgomery Renaissance Center in late June. When I accepted their invitation to speak, I thought there […]

Steve Flowers previews Alabama’s 2026 elections, spotlighting five tight GOP primary races where ALFA’s endorsement is decisive.

I have been an upfront observer, participant, columnist, and commentator of Alabama politics for over six decades, and I can confidently say one of the most gifted political leaders in the history of our state is also one of its newest and youngest. Katie Britt’s skills as a public servant and stateswoman were demonstrated beyond […]

We all knew that this 2026 election year was going to be a big year in Alabama politics. This year’s biggest race will be for the U.S. Senate Seat of Coach Tuberville. The key to winning this seat like any open U.S. Senate Seat is having or garnering campaign money. Having your own money is […]

Two of our major constitutional statewide offices are up for election in next year’s May 2026 GOP Primary. The Attorney General and Agriculture posts are incumbent-free and totally up for grabs. Current Attorney General Steve Marshall has served his constitutionally limited two terms and is running for the U.S. Senate. Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate has […]

This is a very big election year for cities throughout the state. Most mayors and city councils are running this summer. In fact, the elections are right around the corner on August 26. The marque race is for Mayor of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson is retiring as one of Mobile’s most successful mayors after three […]

This is a big election year in Alabama. All of our constitutional offices are up for election on May 19, 2026, and the races have begun. Included in the cavalcade are Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, and State Auditor. All of our statewide elected officials are Republicans, and […]