Steve Flowers: Leaders of the Alabama Senate
Last week, we discussed the Alabama House of Representatives and focused on the House leadership. This week, we're going to talk about a prominent member of the very powerful Alabama State Senate. First, the state senate is made up of 35 members. The parent group is overwhelmingly Republican. There are 27 Republicans and only 8 […]
Steve Flowers: Players to watch in the House as session opens
The 2024 legislative session began this week. It could last three and a half months until May 20th. The Alabama Legislature is a very conservative institution. Republicans hold supermajorities in the House and Senate. The Senate is made up of 27 Republicans and just eight Democrats. There are 77 Republicans and 28 Democrats in the […]
Steve Flowers: Legislative session opens next week
The 2024 legislative session begins next week. It will be difficult to repeat the success of last year's regular meeting. 2023 was a great year for the first year of the Quadrennial. Indeed, it may be one of the most important in the state's history. This was historic because huge amounts of money were appropriated. […]
Lakepoint Resort State Park hosting Fins, Feathers, and Flowers event in February
Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula will host an event offering a variety of conservation-themed activities for people of all ages. Sponsored by the Alabama Department of Conservation, the 2024 Fins, Feathers and Flowers event will be held Feb. 16-18. “We are excited to offer some new experiences at this year’s Fins, Feathers and Flowers […]
Steve Flowers: New Second Congressional District is race to watch
Perhaps the most interesting race to watch in Alabama this year is the newly elected 2nd Congressional District race. The new seats were determined by a federal court to create Alabama's second-largest majority-minority district. There are currently six Republicans and one Democrat representing Alabama in Washington. If Democrats win the seat, there will be five […]
FLOWERS: Businesses Be Warned — Your Lawyers Are Pushing A Left-Wing Agenda
Practicing law is a business. And when American companies need legal services, they treat the decision about who to hire as a business decision. Companies reluctant to fund lawsuits that promote left-wing policies should also ask another question: Is the money I pay companies seeking my work a subsidy for liberal pro bono projects? Will […]
Steve Flowers: 2024 is a presidential election year
This year is a presidential election year. Our Republican presidential primary is an election right in the heart of Dixie. Our country is a one-party state, especially when it comes to presidential elections. Alabama is one of a group of states that holds its primaries early, on March 5th to be exact. Therefore, in two […]
Steve Flowers: More observations from 2023
The observation notes for 2023 are full, so I will continue this week as well. Our new U.S. Senator, Katie Boyd Britt, has proven to us all that she is indeed the superstar we expected. she is sensational. She certainly doesn't disappoint. If she doesn't become president first, she is on track to become one […]
Steve Flowers: 2023 observations and accolades
I know it's a new year, but I wanted to reflect on 2023 and share some of my observations and accolades from the past year. My old friend Mac MacArthur has been the executive director, chef and bottle washer for the Alabama State Employees Association for 26 years. He is one of my best friends […]
Steve Flowers: University philathropists – Yellowhammer News
Over the past couple of years, we’ve had some very generous benefactors make very generous gifts to our Alabama alma maters. One such philanthropist is Alabama businessman Jim Kennemer. Thanks to his $2 million gift from Kennemer, the University of Alabama has funded his James C. Kennemer Center for Innovation and Social Impact. Jim and […]
