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2026 Alabama election guide and candidate questions
2026 election questions Where do candidates stand? Meeting and talking with candidates as they campaign for your vote helps shape the conversation and let them know which issues are most important to their constituents. Below are some questions you can ask and info you can share when meeting candidates. Please let us know what you [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Empower workers to build an economy that works for all Alabamians
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. By Dev Wakeley, worker policy advocate (dev@alarise.org), and Adam Keller, Worker Power Campaign director (adam@alarise.org) Alabama has a history of anti-worker policies that prioritize the interests of wealthy corporations over those of working people. This top-down structure has led to our state falling behind in measurable standards [...]
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Alabama’s tax system is upside down and needs real reform
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. Alabama’s tax structure is among the nation’s most unfair and unjust. The state is heavily reliant on regressive sales taxes on consumer goods that account for a larger share of spending for households with low incomes. Our state continues to tax groceries, though at a lower rate [...]
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Alabama’s justice system should focus on rehabilitation, not cruelty
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. Alabama’s criminal justice system too often prioritizes punishment over evidence-based interventions. This cruel orientation has fueled heavy-handed sentencing policies and a broken parole system. And it has led to a death penalty system where state officials continue to kill prisoners against the recommendation of the juries that [...]
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An inclusive democracy is vital to building a better Alabama for all
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. Alabama was central to the struggle for democracy and voting rights in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. And the need for our state to do more to build a more inclusive democracy continues today. That is especially true after [...]
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Federal SNAP cuts underscore Alabama’s need to protect and increase food access
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. Alabama’s food insecurity rates are among the worst in the country. More than 1 in 6 people in our state (17%) face food insecurity, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. And that share is even larger for children: Nearly 1 in 4 Alabama children (23%) [...]
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Closing the health coverage gap: Alabama must enact policies to save lives
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. By Jennifer Harris, senior health policy advocate, and Debbie Smith, Cover Alabama campaign director As Alabama enters the 2026 legislative session, Medicaid expansion and maternal health will be central to the state’s health equity conversations. Recent federal policy changes have made these conversations more urgent and more [...]