Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama Arise and Alabama Values launch advocacy program
“Through this collaboration, we are demystifying the legislative process and providing essential advocacy skills to people who want to improve their communities’ well-being and make Alabama a better, more inclusive place for everyone,” Arise's Presdelane Harris said. |
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AL.com: Secretary of Labor visits Birmingham to bring people in from the sidelines for ‘Good Jobs’
Alabama Arise was proud to meet with acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su during her recent visit to Birmingham. "When the Department of Labor comes in and talks about wanting to build good jobs that really allow for human beings to thrive and advance and to provide for their families, we are grateful for their presence, and we love to hear that," Arise's Dev Wakeley said. |
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AL.com: Two Alabama hospitals closing inpatient services, including rural birthing unit
"Officials with the Alabama Hospital Association have said that expanding Medicaid could boost the finances of rural hospitals and those that serve people with low incomes," AL.com reported. |
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Public News Service: AL nonprofit urges Medicaid expansion to 'save rural hospitals'
"[A lot of women] don't have the transportation, or a lot of people would have to take off the full day of work just to go see the doctor. So, it's really concerning, and I think that's a real deterrent for people to even go see the OB/GYN and get their regular checkups, which can lead to a lot of issues down the line," Arise's Debbie Smith said. |
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Alabama Reflector: Loss of federal subsidies could mean big increases in Alabama health insurance costs
“So [people] may show up at the emergency room department to get their care, where it’s more expensive, and those costs will be shifted onto the hospitals in the area and potentially worsen our rural health care crisis,” Arise's Debbie Smith told the Alabama Reflector. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Report: Vast majority of school choice vouchers go to religious schools
“Defunding public schools is not the path to improve them,” Arise's Chris Sanders told the Alabama Political Reporter. “That’s why Alabama Arise opposed the CHOOSE Act, which over time could take away hundreds of millions of dollars every year from public schools and divert that money to private schools and homeschooling.” |
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Alabama Political Reporter: School choice vouchers tanked Arizona’s budget. Could they do the same in Alabama?
"For a lot of towns, and I live in a very rural area, identity as a community revolves around our public schools, revolves around those football games, and the proms, and the graduations,” Arise's Carol Gundlach told the Alabama Political Reporter. |
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AL.com: Why is Birmingham ranked as one of America’s worst places to raise a child?
“If you’re looking at Birmingham and Mobile, if you divide them even further, the Black neighborhoods have historically dealt with practices such as redlining or building an interstate through the middle of a thriving neighborhood, that have longstanding consequences, even generations down the road,” Arise's Dev Wakeley said. |
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Alabama Daily News: Tuberville, farmers tout wins in $1.5 trillion Farm Bill; opposition anticipated
Alabama’s nearly 800,000 SNAP participants receive “around $2 per person, per meal per day," Arise's Carol Gundlach told the Alabama Daily News. Further limits on SNAP benefits would make it even harder for struggling families to put food on the table. |
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WDHN 18, Dothan: Coffee County Schools welcomes free breakfast, lunch program starting this fall
“Oftentimes, there may not be a proximal grocery store, and that can create an extra tax on parents when it comes to accessing food, so [the Community Eligibility Provision] is incredibly important,” Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood told WDHN 18 in Dothan. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Opinion: 'Forget it, Jake'
"There are those who persist, chipping away at the monolithic structure of corruption and inequality," Alabama Political Reporter's Bill Britt wrote. "Organizations like Alabama Arise ... are making significant strides, despite the overwhelming odds." |
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Alabama Arise
P.O. Box 1188, Montgomery, Alabama 36101
(334) 832-9060 · [email protected]
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