May 02, 2007
In observing the ebb and flow of the Legislature during this first session of this four-year cycle, it occurs to me that things are very much status…
April 25, 2007
This year’s Legislative Session is at the midway point and it was moving somewhat smoother than was originally anticipated. However, the partisan…
April 18, 2007
This week’s column is a continuation of the two-week series written by former Governor Albert Brewer who is a proponent of a new state constitution.…
April 11, 2007
This week’s and next week’s columns are written by former Governor Albert Brewer who is a proponent of a new Alabama constitution. For the past…
April 04, 2007
Our 1901 Alabama Constitution is criticized as being outdated and in need of overhaul. Proponents have longed for and worked for a constitutional…
March 28, 2007
At the beginning of every quadrennium and the first regular legislative session year there goes out a hue and cry to revamp or rewrite our antiquated…
March 21, 2007
As we begin the 2007 Regular Session of the Legislature the perennial issues, such as the need for a new Constitution, campaign reform, and prison…
March 14, 2007
The bell has run and the gavel has sounded and the first regular legislative session of the quadrennium has begun. There are monumental issues facing…
March 07, 2007
The Governor’s Special Session called last week to pass incentives to attract a major industry to our state was very successful. It went smoothly…
February 28, 2007
Alabama’s move to have our Presidential Primary early next year, in order to give us a voice in the nominating process, may be overshadowed. It was a…