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August 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Register now for Arise’s 2025 Annual Meeting!

Arise members, join us at the 2025 Alabama Arise Annual Meeting on Sept. 27! Register to join us today!   We hope you will join us to: Choose our 2026 legislative prioritiesLearn what Arise is hearing in the community Celebrate what we achieved last yearGet to know other Arise members  The in-pers…

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  Robyn at Arise · [email protected]

August 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Sign the petition: Say no to nitrogen gas suffocations

Alabama’s death penalty system is broken. It is plagued by racial disparities and does not provide adequate safeguards against executing people with mental disabilities. And executions in our state are too often shrouded in secrecy. That includes Alabama’s protocols for executing people via nitroge…

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  Pres at Arise · [email protected]

August 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Join us for the last Arise town hall of the summer

Join us and share your vision for our 2026 legislative agenda.  If you did not connect at a listening session early this summer, this is a virtual opportunity to voice your concerns about issues that impact your community. We want to hear from you! Last Call Town Hall Tuesday, Aug. 26, 20256:00 – 7 …

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

August 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM

What you need to know about Alabama's new paid parental leave law

  It’s a new day for Alabama families. As of July 1, 2025, if you are an employee of the state of Alabama, a local education agency, the Alabama Community College System or any of its institutions, you have new paid parental leave protections to help take care of your child and maintain your econom…

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  McKenzie at Arise · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM

Build working-class power today during our Membership Drive!

John, if you’re reading this email, our records show that you are not a current member of Alabama Arise. We need you with us! Our work doesn’t happen without members giving and taking action in support of our legislative goals like protecting our social safety net and building working-class power.…

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  Alabama Arise · [email protected]

August 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Arise in the News: June-July 2025

 Arise in the newsJune-July 2025 Alabama Political Reporter: House passes Trump-backed budget slashing aid, boosting wealthy, say critics  “It’s wrong to hurt people who are struggling to help people who are already far ahead. But Congress just passed legislation that will do exactly that,” Arise's…

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August 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Alabama Arise celebrates grocery tax reduction at bill signing ceremony

  Alabama will reduce its state grocery tax once again next month thanks to bipartisan legislation enacted earlier this year. This reduction will make it easier for every family across Alabama to make ends meet. Alabama Arise staff members were proud to participate in a ceremonial bill signing even…

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July 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM

What we know about SNAP and health care in the new federal budget law

  While many Alabamians were preparing for the July 4 holiday, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a sweeping federal budget law with serious consequences for families across the country, including right here in Alabama.  The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities put it plainly: “Hous…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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