Alabama Arise

Alabama coalition pushes for Medicaid expansion amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit research organization Families USA released a report Monday that shows that in Alabama, job losses during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in 69,000 Alabamians losing health insurance between February and May.

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 16, 2020

Report: Medicaid expansion needed during COVID-19 crisis

More than 340,000 Alabamians are suffering because the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to do so is all the more critical, according to a report released Wednesday.  The Montgomery-based nonprofit Alabama Arise’s report, Medicaid Matters: Charting the Course to a Healthier Alabama, details how an expansion of the federal … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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June 17, 2020

Alabama nonprofit hopes federal food aid for children continues through summer

Almost half of Alabamians experienced a loss in income since the COVID-19 crisis began, and more than 13 percent said they hadn’t had enough to eat during the prior week, according to a recent survey, but there is help for families with children struggling with food insecurity.  Two federal programs combined can help keep Alabamians … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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May 24, 2020

Federal law strengthens food stamps during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has left thousands of Alabamians without work and in desperate need of food assistance, and the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act signed into law in March strengthened food assistance just as the public is being told to stay home to prevent the virus’s spread.  Alabama Arise, a statewide nonprofit that advocates … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 4, 2020

Expanding Medicaid would cover more than 13,000 Alabama veterans, their family members

More than 13,000 low-income veterans in Alabama and their adult family members who do not have medical insurance would gain access to medical care if the state were to expand Medicaid.  Jim Carnes, director of the Montgomery-based nonprofit Alabama Arise, told APR on Friday that it’s a common misconception that veterans in the U.S. have access … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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November 12, 2019

Parole hearings in Alabama will resume today after a two month suspension of hearings

Monday, State Pardons and Paroles director Judge Charlie Graddick said at a news conference that he speaks for the public by encouraging that actions taken regarding violent offenders be reviewed very carefully. “Foremost, inmates do not have an innate right to be paroled, they must earn such a privilege,” Graddick told reporters. “Parole consideration dates … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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November 5, 2019

More Alabama children were uninsured in 2018 than in 2016, new report shows

The number of uninsured children in Alabama has been on the rise in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. Nationally, the report showed the number of uninsured children increased by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, reversing a long-standing positive trend. More than 4 … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

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November 4, 2019

100,000 employed Alabamians can’t afford health care

More than 100,000 Alabamians are holding down jobs but still can’t afford health care, and groups that advocate for expanding Medicaid in the state say those families don’t have to go without.  In Alabama, around 50,000 women who work can’t afford the health care provided by their jobs or private insurance, according to a recent … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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September 5, 2019

Alabama Arise denounces white nationalism in response to escalating violence

On Friday, the nonprofit coalition Alabama Arise made a blog post regarding racial prejudice and white supremacy. Alabama Arise is a nonprofit coalition of organizations, congregations and individuals across the state that promote for state policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. Alabama Arise denounced white supremacy and white nationalism in the coalition’s blog … Continued

Evan Mealins

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August 12, 2019