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September 12, 2024 at 5:26 PM

The Arise Report | September 2024

September 2024 | Vol. 27, No. 3The Arise Report - September 2024  This is an electronic version of the September newsletter that will be mailed to Alabama Arise members.  Join or renew your Arise membership today to ensure you get the next print edition in your mailbox!  Click here to check out t…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

September 4, 2024 at 9:43 PM

Arise in the News: August 2024

  Arise in the newsAugust 2024   Fox 10, Mobile: Undeliverable: A maternal health care crisis  “Medicaid expansion can be done by the governor. That’s the easiest route is for Governor Ivey to use her executive authority to expand Medicaid, but the Legislature can also pass a bill to expand Medica…

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  Dev at Arise · [email protected]

September 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM

How Alabama can build an economy that works for workers

Labor Day is a holiday where we can reflect on the contributions that working people – and the unions that workers form to build power together – have made to the well-being of all people in the United States. These contributions include overtime pay, a five-day workweek, child labor protections a…

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  Matt at Arise · [email protected]

August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM

NEW VIDEO: The path forward in Arise’s work to untax groceries

One year ago this weekend, Alabama’s state grocery tax reduction finally became a reality. The 1-cent decline in the sales tax on food brought welcome news to Alabamians who are struggling to make ends meet. And it marked a milestone in Alabama Arise’s work to build a more just and equitable tax s…

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  McKenzie Burton · [email protected]

August 28, 2024 at 9:43 PM

FWD: Join Arise today: Choose our 2025 priorities!

Hi John,   I wanted to make sure you saw that tomorrow, Aug. 29, is the deadline for joining Alabama Arise as a member to vote on our 2025 legislative priorities! Will you join Arise today to ensure you will have your voice heard?  It’s important that Arise focus on the issues most meaningful to our…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

August 22, 2024 at 6:28 PM

Join Arise today: Choose our 2025 priorities!

John, will you join Alabama Arise with a gift today?  Arise’s power is in our people. As a member-driven organization, we need you to help make our shared vision a reality and improve the lives of people struggling to make ends meet. By donating to Arise, you become a member with the power to cast…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

August 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM

Take action today: Expand Medicaid to save moms and babies!

A rural hospital in south Alabama, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital, closed its labor and delivery department last week. As a result, women from the area may have to drive more than an hour to deliver their ba…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

August 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Final 2024 Town Hall Tuesday is tonight!

Listening is both a value and process foundational to Arise’s approach to shaping and advancing policies that matter most to those marginalized by poverty.  Arise depends on what we hear to help guide our work toward a better Alabama. That’s why our virtual Town Hall Tuesdays have returned this y…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

August 4, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Arise in the News: June and July 2024

  Arise in the newsJune/July 2024 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 m…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

July 31, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Arise is hiring a policy and advocacy director!

Alabama Arise is hiring a full-time policy and advocacy director to ensure our research, analysis, advocacy and legislative engagement remain as impactful as possible. Visit our employment page for more details and information on how to apply. Arise works hard to break down policy barriers to opp…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

July 30, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Our 2024 Town Hall Tuesdays continue next week!

Listening is both a value and process foundational to Arise’s approach to shaping and advancing policies that matter most to those marginalized by poverty.  Arise depends on what we hear to help guide our work toward a better Alabama. That’s why our virtual Town Hall Tuesdays have returned this y…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

July 29, 2024 at 1:15 PM

Support Medicaid expansion, public transportation funding and more today!

John, if you’re reading this email, you are not a current member of Alabama Arise!   Our work doesn’t happen without members giving and taking action in support of our legislative goals like Medicaid expansion and public transportation funding. Public policy change is a movement, and we need you wi…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM

TONIGHT: You're invited to our 2024 Town Hall Tuesdays!

Listening is both a value and process foundational to Arise’s approach to shaping and advancing policies that matter most to those marginalized by poverty. Arise depends on what we hear to help guide our work toward a better Alabama. That’s why our virtual Town Hall Tuesdays return this year. The…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 8:23 PM

REMINDER: You're invited to our 2024 Town Hall Tuesdays!

Listening is both a value and process foundational to Arise’s approach to shaping and advancing policies that matter most to those marginalized by poverty. Arise depends on what we hear to help guide our work toward a better Alabama. That’s why our virtual Town Hall Tuesdays return this year. The…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 7:05 PM

U.S. Labor Secretary calls Arise ‘truly incredible’ during visit to Birmingham

Alabama Arise staff and members participated in a listening session with the U.S. Department of Labor and the City of Birmingham on June 11, 2024. From left: Arise board member Kenneth Tyrone King, Arise’s Cover Alabama storyteller Whit Sides, former Arise board member Helen Rivas, health coverag…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Arise Report | June 2024

June 2024 | Vol. 27, No. 2The Arise Report - June 2024 This is an electronic version of the June newsletter that will be mailed to Alabama Arise members. Join or renew your Arise membership today to ensure you get the next print edition in your mailbox!  Click here to check out the full online vers…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM

APPLY BY MONDAY: We're hiring a policy and advocacy director!

Alabama Arise is hiring a new full-time policy and advocacy director to ensure our research, analysis, advocacy and legislative engagement remain as impactful as possible. Visit our employment page for more details and information on how to apply. Arise works hard to break down policy barriers to…

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  LaTrell at Arise · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM

We succeeded in securing Summer EBT! What can you do to fight hunger in Alabama?

Hi John, Thanks to supporters like you, Alabama Arise’s people-powered movement is working – and we need you to help keep up our progress. In the last two years, we’ve seen significant wins in the fight against hunger in Alabama. With your support, we succeeded in securing Summer EBT funding this y…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 10, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Arise in the News: May 2024

 Arise in the newsMay 2024Alabama Political Reporter: Cover Alabama calls on Gov. Ivey to close health care gap “We implore you to recognize the urgency and importance surrounding prioritizing the health and well-being of our state’s residents by taking immediate action to close the health care cov…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM

We're hiring a policy and advocacy director! Apply by June 17

Alabama Arise is hiring a new full-time policy and advocacy director to ensure our research, analysis, advocacy and legislative engagement remain as impactful as possible. Visit our employment page for more details and information on how to apply. Arise works hard to break down policy barriers to…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

June 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM

You're invited: 2024 Town Hall Tuesdays

Listening is both a value and process foundational to Arise’s approach to shaping and advancing policies that matter most to those marginalized by poverty. Arise depends on what we hear to help guide our work toward a better Alabama. That’s why our virtual Town Hall Tuesdays return this year. The…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Alabama Arise and Alabama Values launch Think Big Alabama advocacy training program

Alabama Arise and Alabama Values announce the launch of Think Big Alabama: Empowering Voices for Change, a four-part advocacy training program aimed at empowering underserved and underrepresented communities in Alabama. The program, running from July 13 to Aug. 24, will equip 20 participants with…

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