Budgets
Budgets are more than numbers on a page. They’re reflections of our state and national priorities, and of our willingness as a society to work together to make those goals a reality. Strong investments in vital public infrastructure like education, health care and child care can help remove barriers to opportunity for struggling Alabamians and promote shared prosperity for everyone in our state. Arise’s budget analysis examines the importance of investing in these services and protecting them from harmful, shortsighted cuts.
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Member Resources
Alabama Arise 2026 legislative priorities
More than 150 Alabama Arise member groups and nearly 2,000 individual members choose our legislative priorities each year. This process ensures that Alabamians most impacted by poverty have a seat at the table. Below are the priorities that our members selected for 2026. For a PDF version of this document, click here or click the [...]
Fact Sheet
What we know about the SNAP changes in the new federal budget law
The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act does not immediately cut or end food assistance benefits for people who now receive them. People who are now getting food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should continue receiving their monthly benefits normally for the foreseeable future, just as they have in the past. But [...]
Fact Sheet
What we know about the health care changes 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: “House and Senate Republicans have now passed a [...]
Personal Stories
Virginia wants you to join her in protecting health coverage in Alabama
Virginia would say things have been going well since moving back home to Birmingham a year ago – steady even. She said consistency has been key in staying healthy when life takes on unexpected changes.
And Virginia has had to navigate some unexpected changes recently.
Fact Sheet
Federal budget bill would endanger state budgets, increase hunger for 750,000+ Alabamians
The U.S. House in May passed legislation that would take food assistance away from many Alabamians who are already struggling to afford groceries. A U.S. Senate committee in June approved similar legislation. These cuts would help pay for extending huge tax breaks for the wealthiest households. The bill would target the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [...]
Fact Sheet
Federal budget bill threatens health coverage for 190,000 Alabamians
A bill passed by the U.S. House would put the health of thousands of Alabamians — and the state’s fragile health care system — at serious risk. Here is what’s at stake for Alabama: 190,000 Alabamians could lose coverage The bill would make cuts to Medicaid and would raise premiums through the Health Insurance Marketplace. [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 49 partner groups urge state lawmakers to oppose federal SNAP cost shift
Congressional leaders are considering cuts to food assistance and other human services in a push to offset the cost of tax cuts for wealthy households. The amount of potential SNAP and health care cuts in the budget reconciliation bill that the U.S. House passed in May would be roughly equal to the cost of extending [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 111 partner groups urge Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
Congressional leaders are considering cuts to health coverage, food assistance and other human services in a push to offset the cost of tax cuts for wealthy households. The amount of potential Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the House budget resolution would be roughly equal to the cost of extending tax breaks for the wealthiest 1% [...]
Resources
Las prioridades legislativas de Alabama Arise para 2025
Más de 150 grupos miembros de Alabama Arise y más de 1,500 miembros individuales eligen todos los años nuestras prioridades legislativas. Este proceso garantiza que los habitantes de Alabama más afectados por la pobreza participen de las decisiones. A continuación se enumeran las prioridades que nuestros miembros eligieron para 2025. Para obtener una versión de este [...]
Member Resources
Alabama Arise 2025 legislative priorities
More than 150 Alabama Arise member groups and more than 1,500 individual members choose our legislative priorities each year. This process ensures that Alabamians most impacted by poverty have a seat at the table. Below are the priorities that our members selected for 2025. For a PDF version of this document, click here or click [...]
