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Diverse membership is our power
We just wrapped up our summer Membership Drive, where some of our members – “Arise Ambassadors” – helped grow our membership by inviting friends and neighbors to join Alabama Arise. People join Arise to build a more equitable Alabama. And our members are our power: You choose our legislative priorities and advocate with us at [...]
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Annual Meeting to chart Arise’s course for 2026 and beyond
Grassroots democracy will be on display when Alabama Arise members help shape our 2026 legislative priorities at our Annual Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 27. There will be options to meet both in person and online via Zoom. The Arise board voted to adjust the way we select our legislative agenda starting this year. We will [...]
Newsletter
September 2025 newsletter
After a successful 2025 session, Alabama Arise looks toward the future By Chris Sanders, communications director Building a better Alabama for all is not the work of a single year or decade or even lifetime. It’s work that spans generations. Each of us should do our best to build upon the foundation laid by those [...]
Annual Report
Annual Report 2025
2025 was one of Arise’s most successful years ever at the State House. Our advocacy wins included reducing the state grocery tax, removing barriers to maternal health care, securing paid parental leave for teachers and state employees, and advancing policies to reduce child hunger. And those were just a few of the successes we celebrated together!
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State, federal attacks on workers underscore need to organize in Alabama
Labor Day gives Alabamians an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that workers across our state and country make to keep our vital institutions operating and build a better world for all people. We live in a state where powerful and wealthy interests often leverage money and influence to discourage workers from unionizing. But even in [...]
News Releases
Halfway there: Alabama Arise celebrates latest grocery tax reduction, urges lawmakers to finish the job
A new law reducing Alabama’s state sales tax on groceries from 3% to 2% will take effect on Monday after being enacted in May. HB 386 by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, also will give cities and counties more flexibility to reduce local grocery taxes if they choose. Alabama Arise executive director Robyn Hyden released the following [...]
Handbook
Kit de herramientas legislativo de Alabama Arise
Bienvenido al kit de herramientas legislativo de Arise, un recurso diseñado para ayudarle a entender y participar en el proceso legislativo de Alabama.
Fact Sheet
Alabamians’ health care costs will soar in 2026 if Congress doesn’t act now
The clock is ticking: Enhanced Marketplace subsidies expire this year! The enhanced Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) that have made health insurance more affordable for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians are set to expire at the end of 2025. If Congress doesn’t act now, premiums for families, small business owners and people who buy their [...]
Fact Sheet
Know your rights: Alabama’s new paid parental leave benefits for educators and state employees
It’s a new day for Alabama families. As of July 1, 2025, if you are an employee of the state of Alabama, a local education agency, the Alabama Community College System or any of its institutions, you have new protections to help take care of your child and maintain your economic security under SB 199. [...]
News Releases
Alabama Arise celebrates grocery tax reduction at bill signing ceremony
[caption id="attachment_11095" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Several Alabama Arise staff members participated in Gov. Kay Ivey's bill signing ceremony for HB 386 on July 31, 2025, at the State Capitol in Montgomery. HB 386 will reduce the state sales tax on groceries from 3% to 2% starting Sept. 1, 2025. Left to right: Arise legislative director David [...]