Alabama Arise

Expand health care access. Improve maternal and infant health. Ensure every public school can offer no-cost meals to every student. These are a few key priorities Arise members have chosen for 2026. Read our news release for more on all seven. #alpolitics alarise.org/news-releases/…

"Alabama’s current tax structure was created by the same 1901 constitution that sought to entrench our state’s long history of segregation and racial discrimination." Read more about the history and current state of Alabama's tax structure. alarise.org/resources/the-…

"We know that amid a growing affordability crisis, more families across our state are being priced out of coverage. Health insurance premiums are doubling or tripling for many," Arise's @debekmiller writes on @aldotcom. #alpolitics #CoverAlabama al.com/news/montgomer…

Two bills affecting Alabama’s Public Service Commission – one good and one bad – are moving in the Legislature. Email your lawmakers now and ask them to support HB 475 and to oppose SB 360. #alpolitics votervoice.net/ALARISE/Campai…

“Our [Tax and Budget} handbook is designed to help Alabamians better understand how state budgets and taxes affect their everyday lives,” Arise's @CarolBGundlach tells @weisradio. #alpolitics weisradio.com/2026/03/19/new…

A lot of work went into putting this together, and it’s full of great explainers. (I might have edited a pinch.)

This handbook explains a lot about how things work (or don’t) in Alabama and suggests changes that would make things better for all of us. Please check it out!

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It’s here! The Alabama Tax and Budget Handbook is Arise’s guide to how our state’s budgets and taxes work — and how to make them more fair and adequate for every Alabamian. Read our news release for more info and a link to the full handbook. alarise.org/news-releases/…

"Last year was the first year that no-cost school breakfast options were funded by the state," Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood tells @PNS_News. "However, not every Alabama student has access to a no-cost school meal if they attend a public school. app.publicnewsservice.org/story/no-cost-…?

The House just passed Rep. Butler’s bill to mandate that the Public Service Commission hold formal rate hearings by a vote of 104-0. #ALPolitics

Rep. Butler’s HB475 for mandatory rate case hearings in the Alabama PSC has passed the House floor. An amendment by Rep. Brown requiring public hearings for action on solar and wind energy was added. @abc3340

Two bills affecting Alabama's Public Service Commission – one good and one bad – are now in the House. Email your state representative now and ask them to support HB 475 and to oppose SB 360. #alpolitics votervoice.net/ALARISE/Campai…

Alabama Arise invites you to a book launch event for "Loving My Enemies & Other Outlandish Pursuits," written by one of Arise’s founders, Angie Wright. Join us Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kress Building Community Room. Find more info here alarise.org/event/join-us-…

Take action against SB 57. votervoice.net/ALARISE/Campai…

Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood testified before the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee in opposition to SB 57, which would restrict which foods can be bought in Alabama with food assistance benefits under SNAP. #alpolitics #HungerFreeAL alarise.org/resources/alab…

Join Arise and Shake The Field for a virtual book club meeting on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. We'll be reading Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa. Find out more info at mobilize.us/alforward/even…

Sentence commuted for man Alabama was set to execute who didn't kill anyone. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s… @NBCNews @abigailbrooks @jackiemontt @NBCNewsNow @GovernorKayIvey @uscedp @CCATDP @floccjustice @eji_org @Journey0fHope @PHADP @AlabamaArise #SonnyBurton #deathpenalty

"People on SNAP spend their food benefits just like the rest of us spend our food budget," Arise's @CarolBGundlach tells @FOX54News. #alpolitics #HungerFreeAL rocketcitynow.com/article/news/l…

“We believe public policy should make it easier, not harder, for struggling families to make ends meet,” Arise board president Shakita Brooks Jones tells @CapitolJournal. The story starts at the 9:44 mark. video.aptv.org/video/february…

“They need to hear it directly from those who are impacted. We know that when we speak together we are stronger,” Arise’s @robynhyden tells @WAKA8News. #alpolitics #HungerFreeAL waka.com/2026/02/24/peo…