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July 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM

News release: Federal cuts to SNAP and health coverage will harm people across Alabama

  The U.S. House voted Thursday for final passage of a budget bill that will make basic needs like food and health care more expensive for millions of American families through severe cuts to food assistance, Medicaid and other human services. These funding cuts will finance renewals and expansions…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM

News release: Congress should reject devastating cuts to SNAP and health coverage

  Alabama’s congressional delegation should oppose a harmful budget bill that would reduce or remove food assistance, health coverage and other vital services for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians who struggle to afford basic needs, Alabama Arise and other advocates said Thursday during a Hands O…

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  Robyn at Arise Action · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM

We hit our $10,000 goal! Thank you!

John, YOU DID IT!  A couple of weeks ago, we emailed to let you know that Alabama Arise Action had set an ambitious goal to raise $10,000 by June 30.  Thanks to members like you, we surpassed our goal – and ahead of our deadline! Thank you for donating, sharing our posts and telling your friends ab…

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  McKenzie at Arise Action · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Fwd: Help us raise $10,000 to lobby against Medicaid and SNAP cuts!

Hi John – I wanted to make sure you saw the email below from last week. Alabama Arise Action has a goal of raising $10,000 by June 30 to fund our work in opposition to devastating proposed federal cuts to health coverage and SNAP. These cuts would make health care and food more expensive for famili…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM

New fact sheets: How federal cuts would devastate health care, food assistance in Alabama

  Food and health care would become more expensive and less accessible for people across Alabama if the budget bill that the U.S. House passed last month becomes law. Alabama Arise has released two new fact sheets explaining how the bill would increase hunger and hardship for families who are alrea…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Ivey, legislators should oppose federal SNAP cost shift to states, 50 Alabama groups write

  Alabama lawmakers should speak out to help protect the state from devastating federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the U.S. House’s budget reconciliation bill, according to a letter that 50 organizations across Alabama sent to Gov. Kay Ivey and state legislators…

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  Robyn at Arise Action · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Help us raise $10,000 to lobby against Medicaid and SNAP cuts!

John,  Many of our federal officials are working hard — to take away health care and food assistance from millions of people. So while the Alabama legislative session may be over, our foot is still on the gas to help protect our neighbors from relentless, chaotic federal attacks on the rights and w…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Arise in the News: May 2025

 Arise in the newsMay 2025 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…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM

50+ Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to oppose cuts to Medicaid, ACA coverage

50+ Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to oppose cuts to Medicaid, ACA coverageCover Alabama coalition members sound alarm about health coverage losses under U.S. House bill  MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama lawmakers should speak out against harmful health care cuts in the U.S. House’s budget reconci…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

May 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM

The Arise Report | May 2025

May 2025 | Vol. 28, No. 2 The Arise Report - May 2025  This is an electronic version of the May 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 ver…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

May 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Alabama Arise, CWA celebrate first collective bargaining agreement

Alabama Arise and the staff union Alabama Arise Workers United (AAWU), represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement this month. This milestone reflects a collaborative, values-driven negotiation pro…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

May 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM

U.S. House budget bill would hammer struggling Alabama families

  The U.S. House voted 215-214 Thursday for a budget bill that would make basic needs like food and health care more expensive for millions of families through severe cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid and other human services. These funding cuts would finance eff…

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May 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Arise legislative update: May 20, 2025

 A note from Arise's executive director Robyn Hyden:  The Alabama Legislature’s 2025 regular session ended last week. This was a triumphant year for Alabama Arise, with big wins on the grocery tax, maternal and infant health, paid parental leave and more. But our fight is not over. The U.S. House i…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

May 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM

TUESDAY: Join us for the Arise legislative wrap-up!

Alabama’s 2025 legislative session was a busy one, with some wins worth celebrating, including another grocery tax reduction and good new laws on maternal health and paid parental leave. But also, unfortunately, some bad policies were passed. Join us online to talk about what happened during the ses…

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  David at Arise · [email protected]

May 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Together, we’ve improved lives across Alabama. Help us keep up the momentum!

The 2025 legislative session is officially over, John! It was a busy and productive one: Alabama Arise staff, partners and members like you worked hard all year to improve the lives of folks living paycheck to paycheck while also protecting the rights of Alabamians under attack by people with regr…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

May 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM

NEXT WEEK: Join us for the Arise legislative wrap-up!

Alabama’s 2025 legislative session was a busy one, with some wins worth celebrating, including another grocery tax reduction and good new laws on maternal health and paid parental leave. But also, unfortunately, some bad policies were passed. Join us online to talk about what happened during the ses…

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  Dev at Arise · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM

Join us in celebrating Alabama's paid leave win!

John, have you heard? This legislative session, Alabama passed the best paid parental leave policy in the Southeast! Starting this summer, Alabama will provide paid leave for new parents who work as teachers, two-year college employees or state employees. This is a huge win for workers, and it was…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Join us for the Arise legislative wrap-up!

Alabama’s 2025 legislative session has been a busy one, with some wins worth celebrating, including good new laws on maternal health and paid parental leave. But also, unfortunately, some bad policies were passed.  Join us online to talk about what happened during the session and how our voices rais…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Great news: The grocery tax reduction passed!

 You did it! Another grocery tax reduction is about to become reality in Alabama, and years of determined advocacy by Alabama Arise members played a huge role in making it happen. The Senate voted 34-0 Tuesday for HB 386 by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, a bill that will reduce the state sales ta…

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May 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Alabama Arise praises new maternal health, paid parental leave laws

   Tens of thousands of Alabama families will benefit from two new laws removing barriers to health coverage and increasing the availability of paid parental leave. Gov. Kay Ivey held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday at the State Capitol in Montgomery for both bills: SB 102, sponsored by Sen. Lind…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Arise legislative update: April 29, 2025

 A note from Arise's executive director:  There are only five work days left in the Alabama Legislature’s 2025 regular session, meaning the session likely will end no later than May 8. That gives us less than two weeks to push all our legislative priorities across the finish line. Please consider t…

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