“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 Medicaid during the upcoming legislative session,” Arise's Debbie Smith tells FOX10News | WALA #alpolitics #CoverAlabama fox10tv.com/2024/08/16/und…

"Where you live shouldn’t impact whether you get health care. But many women face preventable barriers to obtaining maternal health care in Alabama," Arise's Debbie Smith highlights how Medicaid would impact mothers and babies. #alpolitics #CoverAlabama alarise.org/resources/expa…

Expanding Medicaid could help keep labor and delivery units open by improving hospitals’ overall finances. Tell your lawmaker to expand Medicaid to protect mothers and babies. #alpolitics #CoverAlabama votervoice.net/CoverAlabama/C…

It's hard to believe we're almost done with our first Think Big Alabama cohort! 😳 Think Big Alabama is a collaborative program by Team AlabamaValues and Alabama Arise to equip cohort members with essential skills in media, public policy, & grassroots organizing. #advocate #skillup

Arise is hiring! We're seeking a new Policy and Advocacy Director to advance our work for dignity, equity and justice for Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty. Applications accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Find out more at alarise.org/about/employme…

Join us as we choose Arise's legislative priorities for 2025! We'll meet Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We would love for you to become an Arise member and participate either in person or virtually. alarise.org/get-involved/d…

The inaugural Think Big Alabama advocacy training program with Alabama Values and Alabama Arise is coming to a close. What an amazing cohort this was! Take a look at some moments from our first in-person training that took place in Montgomery: youtu.be/Uy2S3XHtt0A

"The CHOOSE Act will take a minimum of $100 million from Alabama’s public schools every year starting in fiscal year 2026. This would be a devastating financial blow for underfunded K-12 schools across our state," Arise's Carol Gundlach writes #alpolitics alarise.org/resources/choo…

We value policies that transform lives. Alabama Arise advocates for low-income families, ensuring quality education for all children. Grateful to have Alabama Arise in our coalition as we modernize school funding. Thank you for your support, Alabama Arise!

“What we hear all the time is we need better workforce participation, and this is an attempt to hurt people until they’re desperate enough to take anything,” Arise's Dev Wakeley tells Alexander Willis at Alabama Daily News. #alpolitics aldailynews.com/new-bill-would…

Op ed highlights how Alabama's new ESA voucher program will harm public schools and students, noting concerns about the program's lack of oversight, that it will divert money from public schools, and that private schools that accept vouchers may discriminate against students.

Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood shares a few of the positive effects that universal school breakfast would have for children across Alabama. #alpolitics alarise.org/resources/what…

"It might surprise most Alabamians to know the Alabama Constitution – our foundational document – does not guarantee our children a right to public education," Arise's Carol Gundlach writes in the Alabama Political Reporter. #alpolitics alreporter.com/2024/08/26/opi…

Today is the deadline! Join us as we choose Arise's legislative priorities for 2025! We'll meet Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We would love for you to become an Arise member and participate either in person or virtually. alarise.org/get-involved/d…

Alabama’s state grocery tax reduction took effect one year ago this weekend. In our new video, we talk to lawmakers and Arise staff about the advocacy that made it possible. And we highlight our ongoing work to #untaxgroceries once and for all. #alpolitics youtu.be/fRSY-VPjMng

I’m happy to be in this video and even happier that it’s about a victory for the people of Alabama. Watch to learn how the grocery tax reduction happened and what comes next in our movement for tax justice. #untaxgroceries #alpolitics

"On this Labor Day, state decision-makers should move beyond the low-road strategies that have Alabama spinning its wheels on improving quality of life for the people who keep the state running," Arise's @devwakeley writes. #alpolitics #LaborDay alarise.org/blog-posts/how…

“This is a terrible bill. It is just another way of squeezing people who are already going through a really hard time. And it doesn’t make any sense at all," Arise's Dev Wakeley tells Ralph Chapoco at the Alabama Reflector. #alpolitics alabamareflector.com/2024/09/02/ala…

"We all have to have food to live, and taxing basic necessities of life like that, in my view, is immoral. It’s a bad choice," Arise's Chris Sanders tells the Alabama Political Reporter. #alpolitics #UntaxGroceries alreporter.com/2024/09/03/law…

" School breakfast participation declined nearly 8% nationally after pandemic-era free breakfast ended. Only half of the children who get lunch at school also get breakfast," Arise's @carolbgundlach writes. #alpolitics alarise.org/resources/univ…