When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, one Huntsville small-business owner’s life started to take a very different shape.
New Medicaid Expansion Incentive Clears the Path To a Healthier Alabama
The Medicaid expansion incentive is a part of federal COVID-19 relief funding for a reason.
The Medicaid expansion incentive is a part of federal COVID-19 relief funding for a reason.
Beyond Hunger and Poverty: An Introduction To the Emerson Fellows at Alabama Arise
The experiences and mission that bring us together.
The experiences and mission that bring us together.
How Alabama Arise Is Working To Build a Brighter Future After the Pandemic
Arise’s work won’t stop there.
Arise’s work won’t stop there.
Working in Alabama During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Who Faces the Danger?
Health care accounts for more than one in 10 jobs in Alabama.
Health care accounts for more than one in 10 jobs in alabama.
COVID-19 Executive Actions ‘a Band-Aid Over a Gaping Economic Wound’
These actions don’t offer sufficient relief for millions of americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
These actions don’t offer sufficient relief for millions of americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Community Eligibility Ensures Future Success of Alabama’s Child Nutrition Programs
Even during “normal” times, one in four Alabama children goes to bed each night uncertain where they’ll get their next meal.
Even during “normal” times, one in four Alabama children goes to bed each night uncertain where they’ll get their next meal.
Alabama Must Tear Down the Legacies of Slavery and Segregation
Black Alabamians have battled generation after generation of discriminatory barriers to education, jobs, housing and voting.
Black Alabamians have battled generation after generation of discriminatory barriers to education, jobs, housing and voting.
Meet the Men and Women Caught in Alabama’s Health Coverage Gap
Many hard-working people in Alabama struggle with health problems that sap productivity, add household stress and get worse without timely care.
Many hard-working people in Alabama struggle with health problems that sap productivity, add household stress and get worse without timely care.
Juries Matter: Why Alabama Must End Judicial Override
The right to a trial by jury is one of the most sacred elements of the American criminal justice system.
The right to a trial by jury is one of the most sacred elements of the American criminal justice system.
Automatic Voter Registration: Streamlining a Basic Right
The long denial of voting rights to African Americans led to Bloody Sunday in Selma, the march to Montgomery and eventually passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The long denial of voting rights to African Americans led to Bloody Sunday in Selma, the march to Montgomery and eventually passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Criminal Justice Debt: A Modern Day Debtors Prison
It is illegal to jail a person in the United States simply because he or she owes money. But Alabama has no set process for courts to determine if a defendant can afford to pay fees and fines.
It is illegal to jail a person in the United States simply because he or she owes money.But Alabama has no set process for courts to determine if a defendant can afford to pay fees and fines.
Injustices Remain in Alabama’s Death Penalty Practices
Americans increasingly oppose the death penalty. Gallup found that opposition to the death penalty more than doubled in the past 25 years.
Americans increasingly oppose the death penalty. Gallup found that opposition to the death penalty more than doubled in the past 25 years.
CFPB’s Move to Gut Consumer Protections Shows Need for State-Level Payday Lending Reform
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should serve consumers, not the industries it regulates.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should serve consumers, not the industries it regulates.
On Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, Transparency is a Good Start — But There’s More to Do
Hundreds of Alabamians lose cash, cars and other property under this practice of asset forfeiture. Many of them are never convicted of a crime – or even charged with one.
Hundreds of Alabamians lose cash, cars and other property under this practice of asset forfeiture. Many of them are never convicted of a crime – or even charged with one.
Enhanced Child Care Funding Makes Life Better for Alabama’s Children and Families
Quality, affordable child care is essential for families seeking to escape poverty and participate in employment, education and training activities.
Quality, affordable child care is essential for families seeking to escape poverty and participate in employment, education and training activities.