“Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers” is Alabama’s leading political column. It is published weekly in over 60 Alabama newspapers and has a circulation of over 360,000. Having served 16 years in the Alabama State Legislature, Steve brings a unique perspective to Alabama politics.

“Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers” covers the state political scene each week in an entertaining and informative fashion. The weekly column also takes its readers down “Memory Lane” with Alabama’s rich and colorful political history.

October 21, 2022 – General Election Is Just Around the Corner

Inside the Statehouse,Weekly Column

Our 2026 General Election is in less than two weeks. With it being a midterm election year, the turnout will more than likely be 33% to 36%.   In Alabama, historically this has been our big election year. We, and only 13 other states, hold our major elections in non-presidential years. This is referred to in old Alabama political circles as our gubernatorial year. Indeed, we do elect our governor and all our constitutional officeholders this year. More importantly, we elect all our state legislators on November 3. All 35 State Senate seats and all 105 House seats are on the ballot. Our state constitution vests great powers to the legislative branch.   The Governor’s race is the “biggie” next week. The 140 legislative races are not as glamorous and go under the radar screen, but they are…

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October 14, 2026 – History Portends Democrats Take the U.S. House This Year

Inside the Statehouse,Weekly Column

This is a midterm election year in the United States. Most states elect their Governors and Legislators in the same year as the President. In fact,…

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October 7, 2026 – The Small Town Advantage

Inside the Statehouse,Weekly Column

While a student at the University of Alabama I had the opportunity to intern with the Dean of Students, Dr. Joab Thomas. A few years later Dr. Thomas…

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In addition to his weekly newspaper column, Steve Flowers brings his expertise to radio and television shows throughout the state.

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“This Week in Alabama Politics” is a 10 minute weekly show produced by Troy University television. His 30 minute show, “Alabama Politics” features statewide political figures and can be viewed every Thursday and Friday night on public television. Alabama Politics can be viewed in Montgomery and Autauga County viewing areas Monday through Friday at 7:30 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. on channels 43 and 96.

Steve also appears regularly on television stations WAKA, CBS 8 – Montgomery and CBS 42 – Birmingham as their political analyst.

Steve’s radio show, “This Week in Alabama Politics”, is aired every Saturday at 4:35 on TROY Public Radio. It is also syndicated statewide and can be heard over 21 commercial stations throughout the state.

Of Goats and Governors – Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories

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The new book from Steve Flowers, Of Goats and Governors – Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories, is now available for sale. It will be enjoyable reading for anyone interested in Alabama political history. The book is published by NewSouth Books, an independent publishing house specializing in regional books of national interest.