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 ...

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