Old Fob James had an unusual political personality. When he was out of the governor’s office, he showed a tremendous yearning to get back....

  When Guy Hunt won the governor’s race over Bill Baxley in 1986, it was well publicized that he was a part-time Primitive Baptist preacher....

  Alabama government has many features aimed at thwarting popular will.    There’s gerrymandering. And the centralized nature of state gover...

  Gov. John Patterson is our oldest living chief executive. Patterson is 99 years old and living on his ancestral family farm in rural Talla...

  Old political maxims clearly played out true to form in the July 14 GOP runoff for our junior U.S. Senate seat.   Tommy Tuberville ran a...

  The 2020 Alabama Legislative Session has resumed after a six-week hiatus due to the coronavirus shutdown of the state and the nation. The ...

  The only sport that Alabamians enjoy more than Alabama politics is college football. We especially love the Alabama vs. Auburn football ga...

  Since this is a gubernatorial election year, let’s reminisce about an epic governor’s race. The 1978 governor’s race is one of the classic...

  We have unbelievable natural resources in Alabama from the Tennessee Valley to the beautiful white sands at Gulf Shores. Many of our natur...

  A good friend and loyal reader suggested to me that he would like to see a column titled, “Where Are They Now?” Then I ran into former Gov...

  This first year of the quadrennium has been an interesting mix of politics in the Heart of Dixie. At the heart of the news and interest ha...

  Recently, at a forum I was asked the question, “Which governor made a difference in Alabama politics?” The question caught me off guard be...

  Old Fob James had an unusual political personality. When he was out of the governor’s office he showed a tremendous yearning to get back. ...

  As George Wallace presumably faded into the sunset, Fob James took the reins of Alabama state government in January of 1979. Fob’s inaugur...

  The 1978 Alabama governor’s race between the three heavyweights, former Governor Albert Brewer, Attorney General Bill Baxley, and Lt. Gove...

  There is a cadre of politicos in Birmingham who are approaching their 60s that have been a close knit group of true blue Republicans since...

  Now that the dust has settled from the 2012 presidential contest we in Alabama are ready for the real horse race. Unlike most states whe...

  A good many of you have asked me to weigh in on the oil and gas money diversion referendum next Tuesday. As most of you know, I do not end...

  Recently a good friend and reader asked me about one of Alabama’s most interesting governor’s races. The 1978 gubernatorial contest was tr...