WPMI NBC 15, Mobile: Grocery tax to go down September 1, AL Arise says it will help all Alabamians

"This new grocery tax law is a victory for the people of Alabama. It's a big victory in the fight against hunger, and it's a victory in the movement for tax justice. Every Alabamian is going to benefit from this law, and the people who are going to benefit the most are the people who need it the most," Arise's Chris Sanders told WPMI NBC 15 in Mobile.

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ABC 33/40, Birmingham

AL.com

CBS 42, Birmingham

WAFF 48, Huntsville

WTVM 9, Columbus, Ga.

Alabama Daily News: Grocery sales tax cut kicks in on Friday

“This change is especially meaningful for families who are struggling to make ends meet and working hard to keep food on the table,” Arise’s Chris Sanders told Alabama Daily News. “It is an important step to help reduce hunger and ease the strain on household budgets. And it is important progress toward a more just and equitable tax system for our state.”

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Anniston Star

Decatur Daily

Alabama Political Reporter: Grocery tax reduction: A penny saved, a better future paved

"The grocery tax law’s passage is a testament to the importance of continuing to hold the line and fight for change for as long as it takes. It’s also a testament to the importance of seizing the moment when opportunity arrives. Something spectacular happened this year as the stars finally aligned after decades of advocacy," Arise's Akiesha Anderson wrote in the Alabama Political Reporter.

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AL.com 

Alabama Today

Blount Countian

Daily Mountain Eagle

Gumptown Magazine

Montgomery Advertiser

WHNT 19, Huntsville: Thousands of working Alabamians without health insurance

“A lot of people in the coverage gap are working,” Arise’s Debbie Smith told WHNT 19 in Huntsville. “They make too much for Medicaid but not quite enough to afford private health insurance coverage on their own.”

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WAFF 48, Huntsville

WSFA 12, Montgomery

WTVY 4, Dothan

Alabama Reflector: Post COVID-emergency, Alabama not reporting how many people lost Medicaid coverage

“We likely will have people, mostly kids, but also, low-income seniors, folks with disabilities, who are going to lose coverage,” Arise's Robyn Hyden told the Alabama Reflector. “And they’re going to lose coverage sometimes because they didn’t do the paperwork and time or, you know, they didn’t receive notification.”

Alabama Public Radio: Advocacy groups call for Medicaid expansion as Alabama sees rise in maternal deaths

“If we were to expand Medicaid, those people who are uninsured right now would have coverage, and the hospital would be able to get paid for those services. That would improve their finances and help them stay afloat,” Arise’s Debbie Smith told Alabama Public Radio.

WSFA 12, Montgomery: Alabama Arise looks to improve lives of Alabamians facing poverty

“There are decisions our state leaders can make to address health care, housing, homelessness and other urgent needs affecting people in poverty,” Arise’s Robyn Hyden told WSFA 12 in Montgomery.

Health Affairs: How communities are building power to improve health

“The work of Alabama Arise and Cover Alabama paints a compelling picture of how community organizing, and a community’s power, can be harnessed to improve health,” Health Affairs reporter Jessica Bylander wrote.