February 4, 2026 – Steve Clouse – A Good Man
My lifetime friend, Steve Clouse, turns 70 this week. He was born February 7, 1956. I hope his legislative colleagues and friends wish him a Happy…
January 28, 2026 – Governor Ivey has Sterling Legacy for Appointments
Governor Kay Ivey will have been Governor for almost a decade when she leaves office in January of 2027. She will have been Governor longer than…
January 21, ,2026 – Healthcare Costs Are Major Concern as Legislators Craft the State Budgets
As the 2026 Legislative Session evolves, it is apparent that this year’s annual session will be short and sweet. That is par for the course in an…
January 14, 2026 – Arthur Orr – Legislature’s Most Valuable Player
As this last legislative session of the quadrennium moves forward, these four years would have to be rated as an overwhelming success. The only…
January 7, 2026 – There Is a New King of Higher Education in Alabama
As the last legislative session of the quadrennium begins, the budgets are the priority, as always. The education funding dollars will not be flowing…
December 31, 2025 – We Lost Some Good Ones This Year
As is my custom for the past 21 years, my year end column illuminates Alabama political luminaries that passed away this year. We lost some good…
December 24, 2025 – Kay Ivey is a Legacy Governor
Recently, I had several of Governor Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them. Over lunch, they posed the question to…
December 17, 2025 – Do Endorsements Matter in Statewide Races
In bygone years in politics, at least in Alabama politics, when you were a young, aspiring, learning politician, the old veterans would instill…
December 10, 2025 – Our Open U.S. Senate Seat Contest Will Be Our Marque 2026 Race
Coach Tommy Tuberville’s decision to leave his safe U.S. Senate Seat to run for Governor in the upcoming 2026 election cycle has shifted all the…
December 3, 2025 – 2026 Governor’s Race and All state Races Right Around the Corner
We all knew that this 2026 election year was going to be a big year in Alabama politics. There was no way it was going to be a “yawner” with openings…