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Public policy should make life better for everyone, not just a select few. Throughout the year, Arise tracks a range of state and federal policy proposals and assesses what they would mean for Alabamians who are struggling to make ends meet. Our blog provides quick updates on these proposals and offers tips on what you can do to help build an Alabama where all people have an opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Arise legislative update: Week of March 3, 2025
Arise's Debbie Smith highlights the wonderful turnout at Cover Alabama's advocacy day on Medicaid expansion in Montgomery last week. She also discusses why Arise joined with more than 100 partner groups to oppose federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and she explains how you can speak out against these harmful cuts as well. Finally, Debbie [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 24, 2025
Arise's David Stout shares some good news from the Alabama State House this week. The Senate and House have passed SB 102 and HB 89, respectively, and sent them to the other chamber for consideration. These bills would ensure that women eligible for Medicaid could get health care earlier in their pregnancies. David also discusses [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 17, 2025
Arise's David Stout brings you the latest after another busy week at the Alabama Legislature. David recaps some good news from last week: Bills increasing access to maternal health care (HB 89) and cracking down on companies that violate child labor laws (SB 22) passed in the House and Senate, respectively. He also shares worse [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 10, 2025
Arise's David Stout recaps a busier-than-usual first week of the 2025 Alabama legislative session, with updates about our progress on issues like paid parental leave, maternal health care and school breakfast for all. He also discusses some harmful new immigration legislation, as well as our ongoing work to close Alabama's health coverage gap through Medicaid [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 3, 2025
Arise's David Stout welcomes everyone to the Alabama Legislature's 2025 regular session. Watch to see what to expect and learn about parental leave, school breakfast and other key issues where we hope to make progress this year. Remember to sign up for our action alerts. And you can read more about our 2025 legislative priorities. [...]
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Arise 2025: How we’re working to build a better Alabama
Alabama Arise believes in dignity, equity and justice for all. We believe in an Alabama where everyone's voice is heard and everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. And we believe better public policies are the key to building a brighter future for our state. Below, we'll share some details of that vision [...]
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A new year, a new issue selection process for Alabama Arise
From our founding, Alabama Arise has been strongly committed to member leadership. Directly impacted communities, our member organizations and individuals guide and decide our policy agenda. Over the years, the way we select this agenda has changed as our work has evolved and as times change. Now we are proposing another change. During our November [...]
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The federal policy fights and opportunities ahead for Alabama Arise
Alabama Arise and our members have worked for more than 35 years to push for policies that improve the lives of people struggling to make ends meet. We have remained steadfast in this mission and our values, and we will continue that commitment in the coming years. Arise is deeply concerned about the prospect of [...]
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Join Alabama Arise this holiday season!
In this season of generosity, we can’t forget all of the Alabamians struggling to make ends meet because of bad policies. At Alabama Arise, we take our cue from you, our members, to build a better future. Together, we’re focused on advocacy for a more just and prosperous state. More than 15% of our financial [...]
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Alabama voted. Now let’s organize for a better state
Alabama Arise and our members have worked for more than 35 years to push for state policies that improve the lives of people struggling to make ends meet. We advocate for policies to build an Alabama where everyone has the resources they need to reach their full potential. And we’ve always remained steadfast in this [...]