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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers This week we will continue our analysis of the potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. So...
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- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
- Legislature
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Opinion | There’s a solution for Alabama’s education budget shortfalls
Opinion | Creating affordable housing and lowering rent for all of Alabama
Opinion | Some of Alabama’s great political leaders passed away this year
Opinion | Where the Christmas message is most needed
Opinion | Living the true meaning of the season
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers Last week I gave you an alphabetical list of the 18 potential horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As a young boy I would sit for hours contemplating and analyzing the next governor’s race. At that...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers The 2016 Presidential election has not only begun, it is well under way. It is now a lengthy...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers In 1986 Richard Shelby was a 50-year-old congressman from Tuscaloosa. He was elected to congress eight years earlier,...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers This first year of the quadrennium has been an interesting mix of politics in the Heart of Dixie....
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers When Jim Bennett left the Secretary of State’s office earlier this year, he set the record for the...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Shelby County, Alabama sits in the geographic center of the state and is the birthplace and childhood home...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers It is common knowledge that the Indian casinos in Alabama and throughout the country are granted federal sovereignty...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Many would argue, and indeed numerous surveys indicate, that Alabama is one of, if not the most, conservative...