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Handbook
The Alabama Tax and Budget Handbook – Tax Policy Solutions for the Long Haul
How could we make our tax code more fair? Alabama can move forward by changing its outdated, imbalanced approach to raising revenue. Our state’s current approach is not helping workers get ahead, and it is not adequately funding education, health care and other vital services that help make widely shared prosperity possible. Alabama should consider [...]
Handbook
The Alabama Tax and Budget Handbook – Glossary
This glossary includes keywords used in The Alabama Tax and Budget Handbook, as well as other terms commonly encountered in tax and budget debates. Terms that are italicized in the definitions are defined elsewhere in this glossary. act – a bill that has become law. adjusted gross income – total annual earnings after subtracting certain [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise testimony in opposition to SNAP food choice limits
Alabama Arise hunger policy advocate LaTrell Clifford Wood testified Wednesday before the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee in opposition to SB 57 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. SB 57 would restrict which foods can be bought in Alabama with food assistance benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Here is the full [...]
News Releases
250+ advocates urge Alabama lawmakers to expand no-cost school breakfast
[caption id="attachment_11630" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Dr. Shakita Brooks Jones, board president of Alabama Arise Action, speaks in support of no-cost school breakfast during Arise's annual Legislative Day on Feb. 24, 2026, in Montgomery. (Photo by Julie Bennett)[/caption] Alabama should ensure access to no-cost breakfast for every child in the state’s public schools, Alabama Arise Action members [...]
Fact Sheet
2026 Legislative Day – Close the health coverage gap: Enact policies to save lives in Alabama
No one should have to choose between going to the doctor and putting food on the table. But for more than a decade, Alabama lawmakers have turned down the opportunity to expand Medicaid to cover adults with low incomes. This choice has cost lives, weakened our health care system and left billions of federal dollars [...]
Fact Sheet
2026 Legislative Day – No-cost breakfast supports a strong start, strong finish for Alabama students
Every Alabama child deserves access to breakfast About 1 in 4 school-age children in Alabama struggle with food insecurity. Access to no-cost school meals is not the standard for many children in working families and is often determined by where they live. Many schools are struggling to break even with the current maximum federal reimbursement [...]
Fact Sheet
2026 Legislative Day – Vote ‘Yes’ on HB 336: Help Alabama families by ending the state grocery tax
Why Alabama needs to untax groceries The grocery tax increases hunger rates and drives many struggling families deeper into poverty. Alabama’s tax system is upside down. On average, people with low incomes pay a much higher share of their income in state and local taxes than the wealthiest households do. The grocery tax is a [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise testimony in opposition to ending Public Service Commission elections
Alabama Arise’s Robyn Hyden testified Tuesday before the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee in opposition to HB 392 by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollinger’s Island, which would change the Public Service Commission from an elected board to an appointed one. Here is the full text of Hyden’s prepared remarks: Good morning. I am Robyn Hyden, [...]
Blog
What we know so far about bills affecting Alabama workers in 2026
The Legislature’s 2026 regular session is well underway, and Alabama Arise is hard at work monitoring bills and advocating for better policy for the working people of Alabama. Below is an overview of some of that legislation and information about how Arise is working to build a better, more inclusive future for our state. For [...]
Fact Sheet
How the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act worsens health and hunger in Alabama communities
HR 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was signed into law on July 4, 2025. This federal law will have far-reaching consequences on many issues affecting people in our communities. Following are a few talking points focused on how HR 1 will impact health and hunger for people in Alabama. Health Did not [...]