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Fact Sheet

Strong investments in schools, housing and transit improve life for all Alabamians

Strong funding for public services like education and public health broadens opportunity for everyone, especially for Alabamians with low incomes. Alabama Arise members for decades have urged robust and secure state funding for these services. Arise members’ top budget priorities for 2026 include: Public school funding Lawmakers made important improvements to Alabama’s K-12 funding formula [...]
Issues
Budgets, Housing, Public Transportation
Date
January 13, 2026
Author
Carol Gundlach
Resources

Las prioridades legislativas de Alabama Arise para 2026

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 [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Public Transportation, Safety Net, Tax Reform, Other Issues, Economic Opportunity, Voting Rights, Coronavirus, Medicaid Expansion
Date
December 18, 2025
Author
Alabama Arise
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 [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Housing, Public Transportation, Safety Net, Tax Reform, Other Issues, Economic Opportunity, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
November 4, 2025
Author
Alabama Arise
Blog

Arise 2025: How we’re working to build a better Alabama

Alabama Arise believes in dignity, equity and justice for all. We believe in an Alabama where everyone's voice is heard and everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. And we believe better public policies are the key to building a brighter future for our state. Below, we'll share some details of that vision [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Public Transportation, Tax Reform, Economic Opportunity, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
January 31, 2025
Author
Alabama Arise
Fact Sheet

Fund public transportation to improve life for all Alabamians

Overview Inadequate funding for public transportation keeps thousands of people across Alabama from meeting basic needs. Unreliable bus systems cause people to be late for work, risking the loss of their jobs. If parents have a car that breaks down in rural Alabama, their children may miss doctor’s appointments, school and other activities because public [...]
Issue
Public Transportation
Date
January 29, 2025
Author
Dev Wakeley
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 [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Public Transportation, Safety Net, Tax Reform, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
December 23, 2024
Author
Alabama Arise
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 [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Public Transportation, Safety Net, Tax Reform, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
October 23, 2024
Author
Alabama Arise
News Releases

Alabama Arise unveils 2025 roadmap for change in Alabama

Expanding Medicaid and ending the state sales tax on groceries will remain top goals on Alabama Arise’s 2025 legislative agenda. The organization also will advocate for state funds to help public schools provide free breakfast to every student. More than 450 members voted in the last week to affirm Arise’s legislative priorities. The seven priorities [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Public Transportation, Safety Net, Tax Reform, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
October 9, 2024
Author
Chris Sanders
Blog

Here’s what Alabama Arise heard in 2024!

Alabama Arise listens because we deeply value the input we get from members, partners and most importantly, those directly affected by the work we do together. We depend on what we hear to help guide our issue work and our strategies. We held two virtual statewide Town Hall Tuesdays this summer, and each featured three [...]
Issues
Budgets, Criminal Justice, Health, Housing, Public Transportation, Tax Reform, Economic Opportunity, Voting Rights, Medicaid Expansion
Date
September 19, 2024
Author
Presdelane Harris
Blog

U.S. Labor Secretary calls Alabama Arise ‘truly incredible’ during visit to Birmingham

Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su laid out a sweeping vision for good jobs, listened to workers’ concerns and offered high praise for Arise during the U.S. Department of Labor’s visit to Alabama last week.

Issues
Health, Public Transportation, Economic Opportunity
Date
June 17, 2024
Author
Chris Sanders