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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…