Our members have spoken! We’re thrilled that more than 500 members participated in voting to determine Alabama Arise’s legislative priorities in recent days after our Annual Meeting on Saturday. And we’re grateful for everyone who took part – before, during and after the meeting – in discussing and reflecting on their vision for a better Alabama.

After careful consideration, Arise members have chosen these seven legislative priorities for 2024.

• Adequate budgets for human services, including expanding Medicaid to make health coverage affordable for all Alabamians and protecting public education funding for all students.
• Tax reform to build a more just and sustainable revenue system, including eliminating the rest of Alabama’s state sales tax on groceries and replacing the revenue equitably.
• Voting rights, including no-excuse early voting, removal of barriers to voting rights restoration for disenfranchised Alabamians, and other policies to protect and expand multiracial democracy.
• Criminal justice reform, including legislation to reform punitive sentencing laws and efforts to reduce overreliance on exorbitant fines and fees as a revenue source.
• Comprehensive maternal and infant health care investments to ensure the health and safety of Alabama families.
• Dedicated funding for public transportation to empower Alabamians with low incomes to stay connected to work, school, health care and their communities.
• Death penalty reform, including a law to require juries to be unanimous in any decision to impose a death sentence

You can read more about our 2024 legislative priorities here. We thank all of you who proposed issues and weighed in during summer listening sessions and town halls.

In the months leading up to the Legislature’s 2024 regular session, we will share more information about these priorities. Please help us spread the word by following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and sharing our posts with your friends.

We believe that to pass this agenda and create real and lasting change, we must engage all people in the process. Being a member-driven organization means our work is only possible when people like you come together to build a more inclusive future for our state. If you haven't already, please join Arise with a membership gift today to stand in one united voice for our 2024 policy agenda.