As this last legislative session of the quadrennium moves forward, these four years would have to be rated as an overwhelming success.

The only constitutional requirement that the Alabama Legislature has to adhere to in their three-and-a-half-month annual session is to pass the state’s budgets.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at steve@steveflowers.us.