WBRC 6, Birmingham: Birmingham nonprofits hold town hall about possible federal cuts on Medicaid, SNAP
“It’s really daunting to think that we will lose one of the only solutions we have to hunger in a state that has one of the worst rates of food insecurity in the nation," Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood told WBRC 6 in Birmingham. |
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ABC 33/40, Birmingham: Birmingham town hall urges opposition to federal bill impacting SNAP and health care
"There will be a large impact among families with children, people with disabilities, and seniors," Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood told ABC 33/40 in Birmingham. "About 750,000 people in the state of Alabama rely on SNAP. About half of those are households with children." |
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Birmingham Watch: Birmingham nonprofits urge opposition to federal cuts in food, health care assistance
About 170,000 Alabamians could lose health coverage if the House version of the bill becomes law, and that means people dying, Arise’s Debbie Smith told Birmingham Watch. “This is not just numbers,” Smith said. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Republican SNAP cuts threaten Alabama’s economy and food security
“I simply can’t imagine how we could do this. I spend my life watching the budgets and I have no idea, in a time of slightly declining revenues but also all kinds of other increased costs, how on Earth the General Fund could come up with that amount of money every year, year in and year out," Arise's Carol Gundlach told the Alabama Political Reporter. “I have no idea how Congress thinks people can feed their families if this bill passes.” |
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Washington Post: Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets “States, especially poor states like Alabama, can’t pick up the commitment that Congress made to providing nutrition assistance,” Arise's Carol Gundlach told The Washington Post. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama Arise slams budget bill’s cuts to SNAP and Medicaid "This cruel budget plan would take away food assistance, health coverage and other vital services from hundreds of thousands of Alabamians who struggle to afford basic needs,” Arise’s Robyn Hyden told the Alabama Political Reporter. “And it would make those cuts in service of slashing taxes for billionaires and highly profitable corporations.” |
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Alabama Reflector: Gov. Kay Ivey signs presumptive Medicaid eligibility bill into law
“For too long, Alabama mothers have faced needless barriers to early prenatal care – care that can mean the difference between hope and heartbreak. SB 102 will lift some of those red-tape barriers at last,” Arise's Robyn Hyden said in a statement. |
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WHNT 19, Huntsville: State sales tax on diapers, formula, feminine hygiene products ends Sept. 1
“I think whoever is governing in our state or in D.C., they’re going to have to make the case that they have meaningfully helped their voters,” Arise’s Robyn Hyden told WHNT 19 in Huntsville. The enactment of HB 152 this year is an important step in that direction. |
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Alabama Reflector: Alabama Senate passes bill to reduce sales tax on groceries
“The grocery tax drives many families deeper into poverty, and Arise remains committed to the goal of eliminating it entirely,” Arise’s Robyn Hyden told the Alabama Reflector. |
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Alabama Public Radio: Alabama immigrant support groups decry new 'show me your papers' laws
“Alabama Arise and our members joined with a coalition of immigrant and community advocates 14 years ago to stand together against HB 56, one of the nation’s most restrictive anti-immigrant laws, which was largely overturned by federal courts. The law devastated our state’s immigrant families, both documented and undocumented, as well as communities, employers and entire industries,” Arise's Robyn Hyden told Alabama Public Radio. |
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Gulf Coast Media: Alabama approves $17.3 million to fight child hunger through Summer EBT, school breakfast program
"The funding comes after sustained advocacy from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Alabama Arise and other hunger-focused organizations. The state’s supplemental education budget includes an additional $7.3 million to establish a new school breakfast program, bringing the total food-focused allocation to $17.3 million," Gulf Coast Media reported. |
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