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Many House contemporaries are good friends, guys

One of my most cherished lifetime memories is the almost two decades I served in the Alabama House of Representatives. It was because of the ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:01 am

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Jabo, like many in legislature, is loyal to the state

A few Friday nights ago, a large throng of people gathered at The Club in Birmingham despite a torrential thunderstorm. The event was called Jubilee ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 12:01 am

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Eating lunch with Wallace was a highlight for me

While observing the legislature the other day, I fondly remembered a very eventful day as a youth. As a teenager, I grew up working at ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:01 am

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Sometimes the state legislature needs to do a lot less

Sometimes the best thing that the legislature can do in a session is to pass very little legislation. That can be said of this year’s ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Monday, June 6, 2016 11:03 am

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Hooper was a fine gentleman, lawyer, jurist for state

A few weeks ago, former Alabama Chief Justice Perry O. Hooper Sr. died at his home in Montgomery at age 91. He was the epitome ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 12:01 am

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One vote can make a difference in legislative session

Last week, we talked about how difficult it is to win passage of a legislative act. It does not matter if the proposed legislation is ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 12:00 am

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Alabama’s heritage agencies are being given the axe

For the past five or six years, the legislature has pretty much cut state government to the bone. One of the areas that legislators have ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:01 am

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Cherry blossoms in D.C. brings beauty, memories

At this time of year, Washington, D.C. is a beautiful place to visit. The city is aglow with the blooming of the cherry blossom trees. ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:01 am

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Alabamians need to vote on lottery in November

As the budget hearings began for the 2016 Legislative Session in January, the largest Powerball lottery sweepstakes in American history was playing out. It was ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:01 am

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Legislature is going through déja vu all over again

Some of you may have seen and remember the movie, “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray. In the comedy, Murray awakens on Groundhog Day and has ... Read more

by Steve Flowers, Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:01 am

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