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See the Gap: ‘You’ve got to be able to deliver when folks need you to’
Trent Thomas, 42, has been doing hair for a while now. And the first thing he’ll tell you is how much of a good thing he’s got going. “I love it here for a million reasons – some superficial – but it really is such a great place to be,” he said, showing off his boss’s massive plant collection visible from the street outside. Trent was able to keep his job and his paycheck at Orbit Salon, in Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood, even when the world slowed down in 2020.
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Highlights from Cover Alabama’s health fair in Fort Payne
Personal Stories
See the Gap: ‘Someone’s got to do something for working folks’
When I first met Katie Franklin, she was juggling requests from three guests at the same time. I’ve been visiting Nail World II, right outside Birmingham, for nearly 20 years, but this visit was different. Someone new was greeting me at the door. Katie is a presence who is not easily forgotten. I learned she was the new salon manager. Honestly, it felt like she was right at home. She made greeting 25 to 30 customers an hour look easy. Her maternal aura and gregarious nature shone bright through all the hustle and bustle.
Fact Sheet
The federal income tax deduction is skewed and wrong for Alabama
Personal Stories
See the Gap: How Medicaid expansion would improve life for Alabama’s hairstylists and barbers
News Releases
Death penalty moratorium is a chance to end injustices in Alabama’s capital punishment system
Annual Report
Annual Report 2022
News Releases
Public transit, healthy food access among key pathways to increase economic opportunity in Birmingham area, new report finds
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52 Alabama groups urge Shelby, Tuberville to support Child Tax Credit, EITC improvements this year
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 51 partner groups urge U.S. senators to support Child Tax Credit, EITC improvements
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Alabama’s recompiled state constitution!
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Learn about Hunger Free Alabama
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Congress should make the Child Tax Credit expansion permanent
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Alabama Arise resources for the 2022 general election
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A sincere thank you
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Together, our members make a difference!
Member Resources
Alabama Arise 2023 membership brochure
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October 2022 newsletter
News Releases
Alabama Arise unveils 2023 roadmap for change in Alabama
News Releases
20+ Alabama community groups call on Hyundai to stop alleged use of child labor at suppliers
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Why Alabama Arise urges a ‘Yes’ vote on the recompiled state constitution
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A dire need for reform: How Alabama’s constitution is holding our state back
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Here’s what Alabama Arise heard from you in summer 2022!
News Releases
New Census data reveals how good policy choices can cut poverty, keep Alabamians healthier
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Alabama Arise helps empower advocates to fight cervical cancer
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Help prevent voter suppression in Alabama! Sign up today
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Worker-centered policies make Alabama better for everyone
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Annual meeting to chart Arise’s course for 2023
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August 2022 newsletter
Fact Sheet
A revenue-neutral plan to untax groceries in Alabama
News Releases
Inflation Reduction Act will make Alabama a healthier state
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ARPA 101: How the American Rescue Plan Act can build a more equitable Alabama
Annual Report
Annual Report 2021
News Releases
82 Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to fund public transportation using ARPA funds
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 81 partner groups urge Alabama to fund public transportation
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Alabama Arise resources for the 2022 runoff election
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Alabama’s road to a better public transportation future
Public transportation is an investment in people, communities, the economy and the environment. By providing state funding for public transportation, Alabama lawmakers can help ensure these freedoms for everyone in our state.
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May 2022 newsletter
Read our recap of the 2022 legislative session as well as highlights on as highlights on summer food programs and postpartum Medicaid expansion. Plus meet our new staff!
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Community-driven ideas can improve health outcomes
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Donate today to keep our momentum going
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Alabama needs to invest in our people
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Summer food service programs need to be preserved
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A life-saving move: Alabama extends postpartum Medicaid coverage
Personal Stories
Postpartum Medicaid extension brings a glimmer of hope for new mothers in Alabama
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, partners urge no disruption to summer food program in Alabama
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Community eligibility helps keep children fed in Alabama
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Join us for Town Hall Tuesdays!
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Highs and lows: Alabama Arise’s look back at the 2022 regular session
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Arise legislative update: April 12, 2022
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Arise legislative recap: April 4, 2022
Member Resources
What can one person do? 30 action steps
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Untax Groceries Rally: March 15, 2022
News Releases
New poll: Most Alabamians support plan to untax groceries, protect funding for public schools
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Arise legislative recap: March 14, 2022
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March 2022 newsletter
Read about Arise’s work to untax groceries, expand health coverage and advance justice in Alabama. Then learn how you can join our movement!
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Arise legislative recap: March 7, 2022
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Grocery tax, health care key Arise focuses this year
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We see you, Alabama, and we’re here with you
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You are the strong force behind Arise’s advocacy
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 28, 2022
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Alabama Arise Action Legislative Day: Feb 15, 2022
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 11, 2022
News Releases
New poll: More than 7 in 10 Alabamians support Medicaid expansion
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 7, 2022
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Arise legislative recap: Jan. 31, 2022
Fact Sheet
Eliminating state grocery tax would make life better for Alabama families
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Arise legislative recap: Jan. 25, 2022
News Releases
New poll: Alabamians strongly support use of ARPA funds to protect rural hospitals, increase mental health services
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise testimony on ARPA funding priorities in Alabama
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Arise legislative recap: Jan. 18, 2022
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Six ways Alabama should use ARPA funds to build a better, more inclusive future
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LIVE BLOG: Alabama’s 2022 legislative session
Fact Sheet
Underregulated auto title loans are a bad deal for Alabamians
Fact Sheet
Payday lending harms families and communities across Alabama
Fact Sheet
Criminal justice debt creates major barriers to economic health
Fact Sheet
Alabama’s death penalty practices remain unjust and unusually cruel
Fact Sheet
Expand voting rights to move Alabama beyond its anti-democratic past
Fact Sheet
Jump-start public transit in Alabama
Fact Sheet
It’s time to expand Medicaid and close Alabama’s health coverage gap
Fact Sheet
Alabama Housing Trust Fund can help thousands find a place to call home
Fact Sheet
Funding surge is a path for Alabama to untax groceries, expand Medicaid
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Special sessions set stage for fast-paced 2022 regular session
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Funding boosts bring opportunity to invest in Alabama’s future
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Arise keeps up advocacy to prevent evictions
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Join Alabama Arise today!
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A year to strengthen our communities
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December 2021 newsletter
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Alabama Arise toolkit on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
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Arise legislative recap: Nov. 9, 2021
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Recovering from Alabama’s costly mistake on COVID-19 recovery funds
Personal Stories
When Alabama’s coverage gap hit home for my family
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Arise legislative update: Oct. 6, 2021
News Releases
Alabama Arise unveils members’ 2022 roadmap for change
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise testimony on distribution of federal rental assistance funds
Arise’s Dev Wakeley testified Wednesday before the Legislative Oversight Committee of the Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA). He discussed Arise’s concerns about the slow distribution of federal rental assistance authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act. He also shared recommendations to speed up disbursement and increase participation. Here’s the full text of Wakeley’s prepared remarks:
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Arise legislative update: Sept. 24, 2021
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Alabama Arise keeps listening. Here’s what we heard in 2021!
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Thousands in Alabama at risk of homelessness after Supreme Court overturns eviction moratorium
Tens of thousands of Alabamians are at risk of losing their homes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium on Aug. 27. This moratorium — the latest in a series at the state and federal level — would have allowed renters harmed by the COVID-19 recession more time to apply for and receive federal rental assistance funds through local agencies.
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Alabama Arise’s administrative advocacy: Big wins in the policy margins
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The State of Working Alabama 2021: What policy barriers should Alabama remove on this Labor Day?
Fact Sheet
Rental assistance resources to prevent evictions in Alabama
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Special session(s) ahead in Alabama? How Arise is preparing
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September 2021 newsletter
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Redistricting in Alabama: How you can speak out
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Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) in Alabama: What you need to know
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Community eligibility offers an enduring path to food security for Alabama schoolchildren
Member Resources
Get involved with the Cover Alabama campaign!
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Good news for Alabama families: The expanded Child Tax Credit is here!
News Releases
42 Alabama groups urge Ivey to drive transformative change with federal COVID-19 relief funds
Letters & Testimony
To strengthen the common good: Six principles for allocating Alabama’s ARPA funding
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Voting rights reforms face uphill climb, anti-democratic political sentiments
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Incremental isn’t enough: Alabama’s continued need for criminal justice reform
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Federal relief funds could transform Alabama’s future
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The dark road not taken in the 2021 regular session
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Arise advances justice in a pandemic session
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June 2021 newsletter
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You’re invited to Arise’s 2021 Town Hall Tuesdays!
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Arise legislative recap: May 27, 2021
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Arise legislative recap: May 21, 2021
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Arise legislative recap: May 10, 2021
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Arise legislative recap: May 3, 2021
News Releases
New report profiles essential workers most likely to lack health coverage in Alabama
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Alabama Arise Action 2021 annual meeting
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Needed changes still possible as Alabama Legislature’s 2021 regular session winds down
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Arise legislative recap: April 19, 2021
Personal Stories
‘It’s time for someone to stick up for us’: Walker County’s need for Medicaid expansion
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You give me hope for a brighter future in Alabama: A farewell column from Brenda Boman, former Arise development director
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Money matters: Budgets top priority for session; lawmakers also discussing Medicaid expansion, criminal justice reform, voting rights this year
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American Rescue Plan Act offers path to recovery
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Arise legislative recap: April 10, 2021
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A healthier Alabama is just over the horizon
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April 2021 newsletter
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Arise legislative recap: April 5, 2021
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Arise legislative recap: March 19, 2021
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New Medicaid expansion incentive clears the path to a healthier Alabama
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Arise legislative recap: March 12, 2021
Fact Sheet
Now is the time! Medicaid expansion talking points in Alabama
News Releases
Federal relief package will reduce Alabamians’ unmet health needs, hunger, housing instability and other hardships
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Arise legislative recap: March 5, 2021
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Join us for Arise’s Membership Mondays!
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 26, 2021
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, partners urge COVID-19 vaccine priority for Alabamians served through Medicaid waivers
News Releases
Policies to advance racial, gender equity key to Alabama workforce’s COVID-19 recovery, new Alabama Arise report shows
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The State of Working Alabama 2021
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 1 – Introduction: The high cost of failing to protect the common good
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 2 – Unequal by design: COVID-19 and Alabama’s policy legacy
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 3 – Assessing the damage: COVID-19 and Alabama’s labor market
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 4 – Praised but underprotected: Front-line workers in the pandemic
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 5 – Why coverage matters: Health care in the time of COVID-19
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 6 – The ugly reality: Alabama’s hunger problem during the pandemic
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The State of Working Alabama 2021, Section 7 – No place to call home: Housing insecurity amid COVID-19
News Releases
69% of Alabama voters support Medicaid expansion, new poll finds
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 16, 2021
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise testimony in opposition to corporate COVID-19 immunity bill
Member Resources
We still make change: Advocating in Alabama in the time of COVID-19
News Releases
Alabama Arise condemns insurrection, demands protection and expansion of voting rights
Personal Stories
‘Everything is fine, until it isn’t’
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Beyond hunger and poverty: An introduction to the Emerson Fellows at Alabama Arise
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How Alabama Arise is working to build a brighter future after the pandemic
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Join us at Alabama Arise’s 2021 action briefings!
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December 2020 newsletter
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Dignity, equity and opportunity for all Alabamians
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Join Alabama Arise today and make a difference!
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Get covered: 2021 ACA open enrollment ends Dec. 15, 2020
News Releases
Medicaid expansion would save Alabama mothers from preventable deaths, boost treatment resources for mental health and substance use disorders
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It’s Election Day! Check out Alabama Arise’s 2020 voting resources
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Alabama Arise resources for the 2020 general election
News Releases
ACA lawsuit could end health coverage for 122,000 Alabamians
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Why Alabama Arise supports Amendment 4
News Releases
Alabama Arise unveils members’ 2021 roadmap for change
Annual Report
Annual Report 2020
News Releases
Pandemic EBT renewal a good first step, but families still need comprehensive COVID-19 relief
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Alabama Arise annual meeting 2020 introduction
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Town Hall Tuesdays 2020: What we heard from Arise supporters
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P-EBT, rapid school actions keep Alabama children fed
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September 2020 newsletter
News Releases
U.S. Senate still needs to do its job and pass meaningful COVID-19 relief
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Join Alabama Arise and participate in our virtual annual meeting!
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Help us raise Alabama’s Census participation!
News Releases
COVID-19 executive actions ‘a Band-Aid over a gaping economic wound’
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Alabama should ensure all eligible residents receive federal stimulus payments
News Releases
Groups urge Dismukes’ resignation, ask Legislature to dismantle white supremacy through policy change
News Releases
New Senate COVID-19 relief plan falls short of meeting Alabamians’ needs
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Working in Alabama during the COVID-19 pandemic: Who faces the danger?
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Alabama Arise needs your voice now more than ever!
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As education revenues fall, it’s time to strengthen Alabama’s tax system
News Releases
69,000 Alabama workers lost coverage when they may need it most, new report finds
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Risk of education, General Fund cuts remains after shortened Alabama legislative session
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June 2020 newsletter
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Medicaid Matters: Charting the Course to a Healthier Alabama
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Medicaid Matters – Section 1: How does Medicaid work in Alabama?
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Medicaid Matters – Section 2: How is Medicaid improving coverage?
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Medicaid Matters – Section 3: Who’s still left out of health coverage?
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Medicaid Matters – Section 4: How can we make Alabama healthier?
News Releases
Medicaid expansion would improve life for all Alabamians, new Arise report shows
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You’re invited to Arise’s Town Hall Tuesdays!
Letters & Testimony
Alabama should use federal COVID-19 relief funds to heal and protect communities, Arise and partners write
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Alabama must tear down the legacies of slavery and segregation
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Arise legislative update: May 21, 2020
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Protection from predatory lenders should be part of Alabama’s COVID-19 response
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Community eligibility ensures future success of Alabama’s child nutrition programs
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Pandemic EBT keeps Alabama children fed when school meals aren’t an option
News Releases
Alabama Arise urges new federal guidance on return to unsafe working conditions
Personal Stories
Cover Alabama Conversations: Alabama Arise’s Jim Carnes
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Arise update: May 1, 2020
Fact Sheet
Progressive tax changes would allow Alabama’s budgets to endure and rebuild after COVID-19
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Arise update: April 24, 2020
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How to get help in Alabama during the COVID-19 crisis
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Arise update: April 16, 2020
News Releases
Cover Alabama Coalition: Medicaid expansion is essential to state’s recovery
In the News
The South may see the largest share of coronavirus misery
In the News
As pandemic continues, homeless find themselves on the fringes of life
In the News
Alabama Department of Labor makes improvements to unemployment site, looks to outsource help to keep up with claim demand
In the News
155% increase in Ala. food assistance applications between February and March
In the News
Federal law is expanding SNAP benefits for people who need food
In the News
Many Alabama schools stop serving meals to slow coronavirus; others keep serving
In the News
Federal law strengthens food stamps during COVID-19 pandemic
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Arise update: April 4, 2020
In the News
Federal changes made to SNAP due to coronavirus
Fact Sheet
Federal law strengthened SNAP amid COVID-19 pandemic, but benefit increase still needed
In the News
SNAP recipients to get additional benefits today
Fact Sheet
Unemployment insurance improvements, recovery rebates will help Alabamians hurt by COVID-19 pandemic
In the News
Alabama’s one of the worst states for unemployment benefits; consequences may be devastating
In the News
Gun sellers, payday lenders remain open in Alabama as ‘essential business’
In the News
A preventable cancer is on the rise in Alabama
In the News
Alabama legal experts urge state to release vulnerable inmates amid COVID-19 outbreak
In the News
Stimulus checks may help, but not cure lasting economic ailments from pandemic
In the News
A judge ordered the release of low-level prisoners because of the coronavirus. People were absolutely furious.
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Arise legislative recap: March 27, 2020
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Targeted releases should be part of Alabama corrections system’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
In the News
Alabama Medicaid should use every tool it has to save lives
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise and partners urge Ivey to use every Medicaid tool available to save lives during COVID-19 pandemic
In the News
Coronavirus concerns have you stocking up? Keep WIC families in mind
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Alabama Arise’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19: 7 policy changes that would help protect Alabamians
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Arise legislative recap: March 13, 2020
In the News
State puts $5M toward coronavirus prep, testing
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Education, health care, nutrition and more: Why the Census matters to Alabama
In the News
Drop Alabama’s state grocery tax? Senate committee hears debate
Letters & Testimony
Ending an ‘unjust burden’: Alabama Arise testimony in favor of SB 144 to untax groceries
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Arise legislative recap: March 6, 2020
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 28, 2020
In the News
Alabama’s food tax on the chopping block again
In the News
Should Alabama repeal its grocery tax?
In the News
Alabama Arise lobbies for grocery tax repeal
In the News
Alabama Arise members urge lawmakers to repeal grocery tax
In the News
‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Alabama’s grocery tax burden must end, Alabama Arise says
Fact Sheet
Untax groceries and protect funding for Alabama’s public schools
Fact Sheet
Alabama needs to expand Medicaid NOW!
Fact Sheet
Fund public transit to improve lives
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 25, 2020
In the News
Payday loan bill dies, but issue not dead
Member Resources
Tips for visiting the Alabama State House
Member Resources
How you can support Alabama Arise from an IRA or 401(k)
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 14, 2020
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In a setback for Alabama borrowers, Senate committee blocks payday lending reform bill
In the News
Payday lending restriction bill fails in Senate committee
Newsletter
February 2020 newsletter
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Why we’re spreading the word about the Census across Alabama
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Arise legislative recap: Feb. 7, 2020
In the News
Training program gives job opportunities to food assistance clients
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How Alabama can reform its criminal justice system to work for everyone
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Arise 2020: Our vision for a better Alabama
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Medicaid block grants are a dangerous path toward coverage cuts
In the News
Prison policy recommendations put major focus on recidivism
In the News
What could President Trump’s new Medicaid funding model mean for Alabama?
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Arise 2020: End Alabama’s state grocery tax and protect school funding
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Arise 2020: Expand Medicaid to save lives and make Alabama healthier
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Arise 2020: Fight harmful proposals to cut Medicaid, SNAP and TANF
Fact Sheet
A strong safety net means a stronger Alabama for all
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Arise 2020: Why Alabama should fund public transportation
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Arise 2020: Break down barriers to voting rights in Alabama
Fact Sheet
The new poll tax: Court debt and voting rights in Alabama
In the News
In Alabama: The work to halt falling rates of uninsured children
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Arise 2020: Stop criminal justice debt from putting thousands of lives on hold
Fact Sheet
Criminal justice debt: A modern-day debtors’ prison
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Arise 2020: End the injustices in Alabama’s death penalty system
Fact Sheet
Injustices remain in Alabama’s death penalty practices
In the News
Alabama’s Medicaid limbo
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Arise 2020: Stop the debt trap for Alabama payday borrowers
In the News
Alabama lawmaker looking to remove state grocery tax
News Releases
Striking down the ACA would undermine health security for all Alabamians
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Spread the word about our 2020 blueprint for change!
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To whom much is given, much is expected
In the News
Alabama infant mortality rate hits record low
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I feel welcome in Arise — and you will, too
Member Resources
How to get involved in Alabama’s legislative process
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Why Arise’s work is personal to me
Newsletter
December 2019 newsletter
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Alabama Medicaid long-term care reforms already exceeding goals
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How Alabama Arise is lifting up community voices in Alabama Medicaid
Fact Sheet
Why Medicaid expansion is a must for prison reform in Alabama
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Spread the word about Arise this holiday season!
In the News
Major push happening for Alabama to start funding public transportation
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Get covered: Open enrollment ends Dec. 15, 2019
Member Resources
2020 Alabama Arise issue priorities brochure
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Expand Medicaid to shore up children’s health coverage in Alabama
In the News
Episode 11 – Development in our own backyards
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Medicaid expansion would help Alabama veterans meet their health care needs
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Higher education cuts are undermining Alabama’s future
In the News
More Alabama children were uninsured in 2018 than in 2016, new report shows
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise comments on how proposed SNAP changes would reduce school meal access
In the News
New report shows increase in uninsured Alabama children
News Releases
More Alabama children were uninsured in 2018 than in 2016, new report shows
In the News
Report ranks Alabama worst in the U.S. for higher education cuts
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You can help protect school meals for thousands of Alabama children
In the News
Tuition at Ala. colleges on the rise
News Releases
Alabama’s higher ed funding cuts since 2008 are the nation’s worst
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Affordable child care is an investment in Alabama’s future
In the News
Expensive childcare keeps Alabama mothers out of higher-paying jobs
In the News
Hospital association says new money helps hospitals hold on
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How Alabama can untax groceries and boost education
Blog
ACHN launch begins a new era for Alabama Medicaid
Newsletter
September 2019 newsletter
In the News
Criminal justice study group offers Alabama a way to set the right course toward reform
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise comments in opposition to proposed SNAP categorical eligibility changes
In the News
HIV advocacy group pioneers telehealth model in rural Alabama
Blog
Criminal justice study group offers Alabama a chance to set the right course toward reform
In the News
Alabama Arise: More Alabamians lack health insurance
News Releases
Alabama’s uninsured rate is growing because we haven’t expanded Medicaid
News Releases
Alabama Arise members vow to renew ‘untax groceries’ push in 2020
In the News
Alabama Arise members meet, vote on critical state issues
In the News
100,000 employed Alabamians can’t afford health care
In the News
Increase child care funding to invest in Alabama’s future
Fact Sheet
Meet the working men and women caught in Alabama’s health coverage gap
Blog
Learn more about Arise’s 2020 issue proposals
Annual Report
Annual Report 2019
News Releases
New federal public charge rule will hurt families and children across Alabama
Newsletter
August 2019 newsletter
Blog
Alabama Arise stands for dignity, equity and justice
In the News
Lawmaker files bill to change Alabama’s tax structure
Blog
How a proposed new SNAP rule would increase hunger for millions of Americans
Blog
Help Arise add 37 more members by Aug. 8!
In the News
Trump administration proposal could kick 3 million off food stamps
Blog
The workers who would benefit most from Medicaid expansion in Alabama
In the News
Alabama Arise criticizes proposed rule requiring citizenship documentation for public housing
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise comments in opposition to federal plan to evict mixed-status immigrant families
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We thank you for helping us reach our goal!
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Enhanced child care funding makes life better for Alabama’s children and families
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RSVP for our annual meeting in September!
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Why join Arise?
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Why Arise is focusing on racial equity in our work
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise comments in opposition to federal plan to redefine poverty line
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Arise legislative recap: June 14, 2019
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Harmful plan to redefine poverty would cut eligibility for Medicaid, SNAP
Newsletter
June 2019 newsletter
In the News
Non-unanimous death sentences stain Alabama’s justice system
In the News
New law reduces unemployment compensation in Alabama
Blog
Changes are happening in Alabama Medicaid. Help us spread the word!
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Arise legislative recap: June 7, 2019
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The 2019 session that was, and the one yet to come
Fact Sheet
Alabama’s prison reform solution must include Medicaid expansion
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Arise legislative recap: May 31, 2019
In the News
Civil asset forfeiture disclosures will soon be required in Alabama
Blog
On civil asset forfeiture reform, transparency is a good start – but there’s more to do
News Releases
Civil asset forfeiture transparency bill is a good start, but Alabamians still need much stronger protections
Blog
Arise legislative recap: May 24, 2019
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CFPB’s move to gut consumer protections shows need for state-level payday lending reform
Blog
Arise legislative recap: May 17, 2019
Fact Sheet
Investing in the Housing Trust Fund would create jobs and expand housing opportunities across Alabama
Fact Sheet
Federal ability-to-repay rule protects payday borrowers, Alabama Arise tells CFPB
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Arise legislative recap: May 10, 2019
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CHIP funding uncertainty shows a core problem in Alabama’s budgets
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Arise legislative recap: May 3, 2019
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Not back yet: Alabama’s K-12, higher education funding still lower than 2008
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Voting rights bills would bring Alabama closer to full participation
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Arise legislative recap: April 26, 2019
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Senate panel OKs costly new SNAP, Medicaid limits that would punish struggling Alabamians
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Arise legislative recap: April 19, 2019
Fact Sheet
Removing the FIT deduction would allow Alabama to untax groceries, expand Medicaid
Blog
The real story of the House’s 2020 General Fund budget is what isn’t in it
Blog
Arise legislative recap: April 12, 2019
Blog
Payday lending is crushing Alabama communities. Our new report offers solutions
In the News
Medicaid expansion must be part of the solution to Alabama’s prison woes
In the News
Bill would give Alabama payday loan borrowers more time to pay
Report
Broke: How payday lenders crush Alabama communities
Fact Sheet
Alabama Medicaid reforms aim for better care, lower cost
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Arise legislative recap: April 5, 2019
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On civil asset forfeiture, Alabama Legislature takes initial steps toward progress
In the News
Hot Blast: More reasons to support Medicaid expansion in Alabama
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Arise legislative recap: March 29, 2019
In the News
Editorial: Grocery tax point of shame for Alabama
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Arise legislative recap: March 22, 2019
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Good news on court fees from the Senate Judiciary Committee
In the News
Alabama Arise pushes for Medicaid expansion
In the News
Alabama Arise renews call for Medicaid expansion, tax reform
Fact Sheet
Revenue options for Medicaid expansion
Blog
The CFPB should keep protections for payday borrowers
Fact Sheet
30 days to pay: A simple but important step forward on payday lending reform in Alabama
Blog
What we’re watching during the 2019 special session
News Releases
Alabama’s K-12 funding still far lower than a decade ago, despite recent gains
Fact Sheet
Medicaid expansion by the numbers
Blog
How to advance our vision for Alabama’s next century
In the News
Medicaid expansion would mean a larger, healthier workforce for Alabama
Newsletter
March 2019 newsletter
Blog
Court rulings aid push for reforms of civil asset forfeiture, death penalty
Fact Sheet
How the state grocery tax hurts struggling Alabamians
News Releases
Better policy choices on taxes, transit can improve Alabamians’ health
Fact Sheet
Ensuring basic fairness: Civil asset forfeiture reform in Alabama
Blog
Budget hearings show need for Alabama to expand Medicaid, boost public investments
In the News
It’s time for Alabama to go big, expand Medicaid
News Releases
Shutdown deal brings sigh of relief for struggling Alabamians
Blog
How will the government shutdown affect SNAP food assistance in Alabama?
Blog
Spread the word about our 2019 blueprint for change!
In the News
Thousands could now qualify for hardship licenses
Blog
New hardship driver’s license rule will allow thousands of Alabamians to meet basic needs
In the News
Government shutdown and Alabama food stamps: What you need to know
Fact Sheet
Automatic voter registration: Streamlining a basic right
Fact Sheet
Public transit is an investment in Alabama’s future
Blog
Apply today for a policy fellowship with Arise!
Blog
New year, new name, same mission!
News Releases
Bipartisan Farm Bill brings good news for struggling Alabamians
Member Resources
How you can influence the legislative process
News Releases
Alabama should expand Medicaid to continue gains in children’s health coverage, new national report indicates
Fact Sheet
Medicaid work requirement hurts struggling families
Newsletter
November 2018 Newsletter
It was a vote to urge Alabama to break down barriers to voting. Arise members approved automatic universal voter registration as a new issue priority for 2019 during the organization’s annual meeting Sept. 8 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Montgomery. Nearly 200 members from across Alabama also reaffirmed their commitment to six other issue priorities, including the permanent issues of tax reform and adequate budgets.
News Releases
The less you make, the more you pay: Alabama’s taxes remain upside down
Fact Sheet
Proposed Alabama Medicaid changes are ‘a catch-22 that forces people into the coverage gap,’ Alabama Arise tells officials
In the News
AL ranked third for most higher education cuts since recession
News Releases
Alabama’s state higher ed funding cuts since 2008 are country’s third deepest
Member Resources
2019 Alabama Arise issue priorities brochure
In the News
High uninsured rates plague Alabama’s rural areas, new report shows
News Releases
High uninsured rates plague Alabama’s rural areas, show need to expand Medicaid
News Releases
Alabama’s persistently high rate of uninsured adults shows the need for Medicaid expansion
News Releases
Medicaid expansion, end to grocery tax highlight Alabama Arise’s 2019 priorities
In the News
Fight hunger in Alabama by protecting food assistance and strengthening school meals
Newsletter
August 2018 Newsletter
We expect another lively, uplifting day when Arise members gather to pick our 2019 issue priorities at our annual meeting Sept. 8 in Montgomery. (See details and voting rules at right.) Two new proposals will compete with five current priorities for the five available slots on Arise’s issue roster next year. Two other issues are permanent priorities: tax reform and adequate state budgets.
News Releases
Alabama’s costly catch-22 Medicaid waiver plan would punish parents in poverty
Annual Report
Annual Report 2018
Newsletter
June 2018 Newsletter
“I mean, what does Arise even look like without Kimble?” one of my coworkers asked earlier this year. It’d been a topic of discussion around the office for a few years, ever since our executive director, Kimble Forrister, attached a specific date to his years of warnings that he would, in fact, retire one day. Now, perhaps sooner than any of us expected, that day is at hand.
News Releases
U.S. Senate vote to protect SNAP is great news for Alabama
News Releases
House Farm Bill would take food assistance from thousands of Alabamians, hurt rural communities
Letters & Testimony
Arise and partner groups urge Jones, Shelby to support Senate Farm Bill without harmful changes
News Releases
Congress should embrace Farm Bill without SNAP cuts, following lead of U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee vote
Blog
Governor candidates answer Arise questions on housing, lending, transportation
Blog
Governor candidates answer Arise questions on taxes, budgets
Newsletter
May 2018 Newsletter
The Board of Directors of Arise has chosen Robyn Hyden as the organization’s next executive director. Hyden will begin her tenure in July. She will take over for Arise’s current executive director, Kimble Forrister, who will retire at the end of June after 27 years leading the organization.
In the News
Alabama Voices: Expanding Medicaid would improve Alabama’s health, budgets and economy
Fact Sheet
Payday lending reform: Ending a debt trap in Alabama
News Releases
U.S. House vote against Farm Bill shows need to reject SNAP cuts, take bipartisan approach to fighting hunger
News Releases
Proposed CHIP cut would hurt Alabama’s working families
Fact Sheet
Proposed new SNAP work requirements would harm struggling families across Alabama
News Releases
Alabama Arise names Robyn Hyden as next executive director
In the News
Opinion: Governor Ivey should withdraw catch-22 Medicaid plan
Fact Sheet
Why SNAP and the Farm Bill matter to Alabama
News Releases
Farm Bill proposal would take food from thousands of Alabamians, jeopardize rural communities
Newsletter
April 2018 Newsletter
The Alabama Legislature had a fairly quiet regular session in 2018 – but it was a big year for Arise. Thanks to our members’ dedicated advocacy, we made meaningful breakthroughs on public transportation and criminal justice debt reform. Arise members also led the charge to defeat a proposed state tax break for private school tuition and to prevent the Legislature from creating new barriers to food assistance and health care access.
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise submits comments in opposition to Alabama’s ‘flagrantly cruel’ Medicaid work requirement proposal
Fact Sheet
SB 55: Allowing ALEA to issue hardship driving permits makes sense for Alabama
Fact Sheet
4 reasons why a new state tax break for private school tuition would hurt public education in Alabama
Blog
Push to block Alabama tax break for private school tuition succeeds; Ivey signs bill to create hardship driver’s licenses
Blog
Alabama Legislature rejects tax break for private school tuition
News Releases
‘Flagrantly cruel’ Medicaid changes would mean ‘poorer, more desperate and less healthy Alabama families,’ Arise tells state officials
In the News
Lack of affordable housing ‘at crisis levels’ across Alabama
Blog
Education budget, landlord-tenant changes, HIV drug bill advance in Alabama Legislature
Blog
Alabama House passes bill that would erode renters’ rights
Blog
Senate passes 30-days-to-pay bill that would help Alabama payday loan borrowers
Letters & Testimony
‘Simply cruel’: Testimony from Alabama Arise’s Carol Gundlach against Alabama’s Medicaid work requirements plan
Letters & Testimony
‘Alabama’s new catch-22’: Testimony from Alabama Arise’s Kimble Forrister against Alabama’s Medicaid work requirement plan
In the News
Advocates say Medicaid work proposals will target women
In the News
Alabama Medicaid work requirement plan called cruel, misguided
News Releases
Alabama mothers, children bear brunt of proposed new Medicaid restrictions
Report
The impact of Alabama’s proposed Medicaid work requirement on low-income families with children
Newsletter
February 2018 Newsletter
It’s a good “problem” for Arise to have: Our crowds keep bursting at the seams. Supporters like you helped us break yet another Legislative Day attendance record, as 199 people came to Montgomery on Feb. 6 to speak out on public transportation and other issues vital to making Alabama better.
Fact Sheet
Alabama’s renter protections at risk under HB 421
News Releases
House vote for public transportation bill is a win for mobility, economic development across Alabama
News Releases
Senate committee vote for ’30 days to pay’ was a good first step on payday lending reform in Alabama
News Releases
White House’s proposed cuts to nutrition, health care and housing would hurt struggling Alabamians
In the News
For decades Alabama has not funded public transportation; bill aims to end that
Fact Sheet
New Medicaid hurdles would create barriers to health in Alabama
Blog
Public transportation bill sails through Alabama House committee
Fact Sheet
Four reasons to oppose work requirements for Alabama Medicaid
Newsletter
January 2018 Newsletter
“Pass budgets and go home.” That’s the spirit in the air as Alabama legislators look to make quick work of the 2018 session. Even so, we still see some opportunities.