February 06, 2014
Over the years some of you have inquired about the use of the filibuster in the halls of the U.S. Congress and Senate. The word itself is not…
January 30, 2014
It seemed to go under the radar last year but the Bentley administration quietly inaugurated the largest road-building program seen in the state in…
January 23, 2014
It looks like our good doctor Gov. Robert Bentley will escape a serious challenge to his reelection bid this year. The GOP primary, which is…
January 16, 2014
The 2014 legislative session began this week. Speculation is that it will be short and may not last the full four months allotted. The super majority…
January 09, 2014
The 2014 Legislative Session begins next week. The session starts early in the fourth year of the quadrennium because it is an election year.…
January 02, 2014
With each passing day it becomes less likely that Gov. Robert Bentley will get any serious opposition in his reelection bid. We are only five months…
December 26, 2013
As the year 2013 comes to an end, as is our custom, we will reminisce and remember some of the great names of Alabama politics that have passed away…
December 19, 2013
When I went to the legislature in 1982 as a 30-year-old freshman, there were two powerful organizations. The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) and…
December 12, 2013
The year 2013 could be called the year of the quitter in Alabama politics. We have seen some high profile and significant political resignations…