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The work for a better, more inclusive Alabama continues despite an outrageous special session
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed into law two bills that could set the stage for special primary elections in some of Alabama’s congressional and state Senate districts this year. Those special elections would occur if a federal court lifts an injunction blocking the state from using maps that it found to violate the Voting [...]
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Consider including Arise in your beneficiary designations
Alabama Arise’s Federal Tax ID is: 63-1186365 You can name Alabama Arise as the beneficiary of several types of accounts. These include: Your retirement plan accounts Your life insurance plan Your brokerage or bank account Your donor-advised fund Like a bequest in your will, this type of gift can be flexible. You can designate Arise [...]
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Consider leaving Arise a gift in your will or living trust
Alabama Arise’s Federal Tax ID is: 63-1186365 Regardless of your income, making a will or living trust is an important step to ensure your end-of-life wishes are known. Leaving a gift in your will is a flexible way for you to help us ensure that Alabama Arise’s work continues. You can give a fixed amount [...]
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Build a better Alabama with a gift to Alabama Arise in your estate planning!
We know end-of-life planning is deeply personal, and we are so grateful you are considering Alabama Arise in your plans. If you have any questions or want to talk further about your planned giving to Arise, please contact senior development associate McKenzie Burton at mckenzie@alarise.org. If you already have included Alabama Arise in your legacy [...]
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‘Resilient communities begin with healthy people, period’
Warren Alan Tidwell has spent years doing work that depends on trust. He does the slow, often unseen work of bringing people together across differences after an emergency.
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Alabamians must keep advocating to protect inclusive democracy
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday declared a special session starting Monday to redraw Alabama’s congressional and state Senate districts and provide for a special primary election this year using those new lines. The declaration comes after Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Alabama Arise executive director Robyn [...]
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Alabama Arise on state grocery tax holiday: ‘Two months is a good start toward forever’
A one-time, two-month holiday on Alabama’s state sales tax on groceries begins today. HB 527 by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, will reduce the state grocery tax from 2% to 0% starting today and continuing through June 30. The state grocery tax rate will return to 2% on July 1. Alabama Arise executive director Robyn Hyden [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise among 44 groups urging U.S. senators to delay SNAP cost shift
Unless Congress acts, Alabama will have to provide a huge amount of additional state funding next year to maintain food assistance benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). HR 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, shifted significant SNAP costs from the federal government to states in an effort to finance large tax [...]
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Labor groups announce Alabama Workers’ Week of Action
A coalition of Alabama labor groups and allies will partner next week to celebrate Alabama Workers’ Week of Action. The week will encompass Workers Memorial Day on April 28 and May Day, or International Workers’ Day, on May 1. Participating organizations include Alabama Arise, Jobs to Move America, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice and [...]
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Alabama Arise testimony against efforts to water down meaningful Public Service Commission reform
Arise’s Dev Wakeley testified Tuesday before the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee in support of the House-passed version of HB 475, and against proposed Senate changes through a substituted bill to weaken HB 475. As originally passed in the House, HB 475 by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, would have required the Public [...]