Arise in the news

September 2024

Alabama Political Reporter: Lawmakers, lobbyists reflect on anniversary of grocery tax reduction

“If you think about the grocery tax, it’s a tax on survival,” Arise's Chris Sanders told the Alabama Political Reporter. “Food is not optional. We all have to eat to live. It’s not a luxury. It’s not a choice. We all have to buy food. We all have to have food to live, and taxing basic necessities of life like that, in my view, is immoral. It’s a bad choice.”

Further reading:

Alabama Reflector

Alabama Reflector: Grocery tax cut may have had smaller-than-expected effect on Alabama education budget

“What is next for us is finishing the job,” Arise’s Chris Sanders said. “We have advocated for this for decades, and we are not going to stop until we have untaxed groceries forever.”

WBHM-FM, Birmingham: How Alabama food banks are keeping rural communities fed

“There are very few grocery stores,” Arise's Carol Gundlach said. “If you don’t have transportation, it’s very difficult to get to a grocery store, to get to Montgomery, to get to Opelika, to get to wherever there are big grocery stores or Walmarts.”

Further reading:

KRVS-FM, Lafayette, La.

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

WRKF-FM, Baton Rouge, La.

WWNO-FM, New Orleans, La.

AL.com: Ivey could save struggling rural Alabama hospital ‘with one stroke of her pen,’ advocate says

"The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network of Alabama and Alabama Arise have called on Ivey to expand Medicaid access following the closure of Thomasville Regional Medical Center in Clarke County and worsening health care issues," Patrick Darrington reported on Arise's advocacy.

Further reading:

Alabama Political Reporter

Alabama Reflector: Alabama bill would require people to apply for more jobs to receive unemployment

“This is yet another example of mistaken priorities,” Arise's Dev Wakeley said. “This is a terrible bill. It is just another way of squeezing people who are already going through a really hard time. And it doesn’t make any sense at all.”

Further reading:

Fox 54, Huntsville

Alabama Values: Think Big Alabama recap

Alabama Arise joined with Alabama Values this summer to host the Think Big Alabama grassroots advocacy training. This video reflects on the program’s success in equipping participants with tools to advocate for change in their communities and across the state.

Alabama Arise

P.O. Box 1188, Montgomery, Alabama 36101

(334) 832-9060  ·  [email protected]

Unsubscribe