John, members are the heartbeat of Alabama Arise. Our collective power has brought material improvements to the lives of Alabamians, such as reducing the state grocery tax and extending postpartum Medicaid coverage.   Thank you for supporting us in building a better Alabama. Will you join Arise as…

The 2024 general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5 – less than three weeks from today! Alabamians will vote on numerous federal, state and local offices, including the president and vice president, U.S. House members and several state Supreme Court justices. Are you registered to vote? Have yo…

Our members have spoken! We’re thrilled that more than 450 members participated in voting to determine Alabama Arise’s legislative priorities in recent days after our Annual Meeting. And we’re grateful for everyone who took part – before, during and after the meeting – in discussing and reflecting…

Dear John,  I am so excited to share Alabama Arise’s 2024 annual report with you! You can find it here on our website.  Together, we advanced dignity, equity and justice for every Alabamian this year. With your support, we:Secured funding for Summer EBT to reduce child hunger!Created major waves fi…

  Arise in the newsSeptember 2024 Alabama Political Reporter: Lawmakers, lobbyists reflect on anniversary of grocery tax reduction  “If you think about the grocery tax, it’s a tax on survival,” Arise's Chris Sanders told the Alabama Political Reporter. “Food is not optional. We all have to eat to l…

Another rural hospital closed this month. The closure of Clarke County’s Thomasville Regional Medical Center marks the latest hospital to close its doors to rural Alabamians. Additionally, four labor and d…

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…