Opinion
All action in GOP primary
The 2012 elections are one year away. The presidential contest will be the marquee event. We will not ...
Columnists
Legislature on ‘conservative’ mission
The prodigious 2011 regular legislative session not only saw sweeping conservative fiscal changes to state government, the new ...
Columnists
Budgets abound in Alabama
Alabama’s new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Unlike most states we have two operating budgets. We, of course, ...
Opinion
State has seen changes
The political picture of Alabama 50 years ago was quite different from the one you see today. In ...
Columnists
State rarely factor in top race
The month of June in Alabama has seen the culmination of one of the most productive legislative sessions ...
Columnists
State Constitution needs help
Our Alabama Constitution is very antiquated. One of the flaws inherent in the document is that it does ...
Columnists
Money didn’t talk
One of the amazing stories that emerged from our gubernatorial primaries was the dissolution of the political adage ...
Columnists
Political history detailed
In 1949 Dr. V.O. Key, Jr. wrote a book entitled, “Southern Politics in State and Nation.” His book ...
Columnists
Law once limited governor’s term
The governor’s race is the marquee political event in Alabama politics. This year’s race is even more intriguing ...
Columnists
Attorney general’s race a big battle
The Republican primary for attorney general may be as interesting and competitive as any contest on the ballot ...