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(Column) The 2026 governor’s race has begun

During the past year, I have been on a speaking tour throughout the state — especially leading up ... Read more

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Inside the Statehouse: National Trends Do Not Affect Alabama

As mentioned last week, all polling points to a significant Republican pickup of congressional seats in the upcoming ... Read more

Opinion

Inside the Statehouse: The Decibel level story

Those of us who served a long time in the legislature have a lot of stories. I served ... Read more

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Inside the Statehouse: Do campaign ads pander?

During the waning days of the campaigns for Governor and U.S. Senator, I received an inordinate amount of ... Read more

Columns

(Column) Inside the Statehouse

Young Boozer is state treasurer, again, and deservedly so. Boozer was first elected as Alabama’s State Treasurer in ... Read more

Columns

Inside the Statehouse: Congressman Jack Edwards – An Alabama Legend Passes Away

One of the most outstanding congressmen and leaders in Alabama history is Congressman Jack Edwards. He passed away ... Read more

Columns

Inside the Statehouse: ‘The Political Graveyard is full of Congressmen who have tried to run for the Senate’

The field is probably formulated for our 2020 Senate race. A Republican will be heavily favored to capture ... Read more

Columns

Inside the Statehouse: The Omission of the Citizenship Question

The upcoming 2020 census is extremely critical in Alabama and the rest of the states in the nation, ... Read more

Columns

Inside the Statehouse: An Act of Congress

A good many people wonder why simple, straightforward, no nonsense, good- government legislation fails to pass even though ... Read more

Columns

Inside the Statehouse: Senator Richard Shelby turns 85 this week

Our Senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, turns 85 this week.  In March he reached another milestone – he ... Read more