Brian Lyman

Montgomery

Editor, @ALReflector. Podcaster, @BecomingLincoln. 2024 Pulitzer finalist. Politics, state government, science, history. blyman -at- alabamareflector -dot- com.

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The Alabama Democratic Party can't afford to write off 2026

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Brian Lyman

by Brian Lyman, Alabama Reflector June 16, 2025 Tommy Tuberville, our reputed gubernatorial inevitability, should not have a clear path to the governor’s mansion. His Senate career is almost all cable news hits, conspiracy thinking and attacks on transgender youth. His platform is the same reward-the-wealthy, punish-the-marginalized, Trump-is-all pitch we’ve heard from state Republicans for a decade. Call me naive, but Alabama needs something more than this.
The path not taken | BRIAN LYMAN

1 week ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Brian Lyman

Brian LymanALABAMA REFLECTORMy wife and I spent the Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend hiking near Lake Martin in Dadeville. From a stunning view of the lake, we walked through a canopied forest with all kinds of rocks, ridges and flora. The trail took us to the lake shore, where we took in the vistas and the $1 million homes all around them. It’s a reminder of how many natural jewels we have in Alabama. And it’s free. All you have to do is drive there and start walking.
The path not taken | BRIAN LYMAN

1 week ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Brian Lyman

My wife and I spent the Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend hiking near Lake Martin in Dadeville. From a stunning view of the lake, we walked through a canopied forest with all kinds of rocks, ridges and flora. The trail took us to the lake shore, where we took in the vistas and the $1 million homes all around them. It’s a reminder of how many natural jewels we have in Alabama. And it’s free. All you have to do is drive there and start walking. No painful real estate investment required.
The path not taken | BRIAN LYMAN

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lyman

My wife and I spent the Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend hiking near Lake Martin in Dadeville. From a stunning view of the lake, we walked through a canopied forest with all kinds of rocks, ridges and flora. The trail took us to the lake shore, where we took in the vistas and the $1 million homes all around them. It’s a reminder of how many natural jewels we have in Alabama. And it’s free. All you have to do is drive there and start walking. No painful real estate investment required.
The path not taken

2 weeks ago | alabamareflector.com | Brian Lyman

My wife and I spent the Sunday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend hiking near Lake Martin in Dadeville. From a stunning view of the lake, we walked through a canopied forest with all kinds of rocks, ridges and flora. The trail took us to the lake shore, where we took in the vistas and the $1 million homes all around them. It’s a reminder of how many natural jewels we have in Alabama. And it’s free. All you have to do is drive there and start walking. No painful real estate investment required.
Goodbye to Twinkle Cavanaugh, the regulator who did little regulating | BRIAN LYMAN

2 weeks ago | gadsdentimes.com | Brian Lyman

The outgoing Public Service Commission president pushed party identity over everything else, even when it had nothing to do with her jobBrian LymanALABAMA REFLECTORTwinkle Andress Cavanaugh is a political pioneer of sorts. In her campaigns for the Alabama Power Rubber Stamp Squad — excuse me, the Public Service Commission — Cavanaugh had one message: Being a conservative Republican is the only qualification for office.
Goodbye to Twinkle Cavanaugh, the regulator who did little regulating | BRIAN LYMAN

2 weeks ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Brian Lyman

Goodbye to Twinkle Cavanaugh, the regulator who did little regulating | BRIAN LYMAN The outgoing Public Service Commission president pushed party identity over everything else, even when it had nothing to do with her jobIn her campaigns for the Alabama Power Rubber Stamp Squad — excuse me, the Public Service Commission — Cavanaugh had one message: Being a conservative Republican is the only qualification for office.
Goodbye to Twinkle Cavanaugh, the regulator who did little regulating

3 weeks ago | alabamareflector.com | Brian Lyman

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is a political pioneer of sorts. In her campaigns for the Alabama Power Rubber Stamp Squad — excuse me, the Public Service Commission — Cavanaugh had one message: Being a conservative Republican is the only qualification for office. She trumpeted her opposition to abortion rights, even snagging Mike Huckabee to back her up on that.
Mayhem, violence and death - but not 'corrections' | BRIAN LYMAN

3 weeks ago | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Brian Lyman

Mayhem, violence and death — but not 'corrections' | BRIAN LYMAN By every standard, the Alabama Department of Corrections has failed its missionWe need prisons. They should confine violent felons and people who steal, whether from a convenience store or a pension fund. But by every legal, financial and humanitarian standard, the Alabama Department of Corrections is a failure. By the most basic measure of prison operations, Corrections isn’t doing its job.
Mayhem, violence and death — but not "corrections" | Alabama Reflector

1 month ago | alabamareflector.com | Brian Lyman

by Brian Lyman, Alabama Reflector May 27, 2025 We need prisons. They should confine violent felons and people who steal, whether from a convenience store or a pension fund. But by every legal, financial and humanitarian standard, the Alabama Department of Corrections is a failure. By the most basic measure of prison operations, Corrections isn’t doing its job. Before any other consideration, prisons must be safe for staff and inmates.