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ALEA sued for suspending licenses of low-income Alabamians for unpaid tickets

The Southern Poverty Law Center is challenging the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid traffic tickets belonging to low-income Alabamians who are unable to pay them. The SPLC sued ALEA in federal court Monday, calling unconstitutional a law that allows the state to suspend a person’s license without notice and … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 20, 2018

Alabama Hospital Association pushes for Medicaid expansion, backs candidates who do not

According to a recent AP report, the Alabama Hospital Association has launched a campaign to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. However, the organization is supporting Republican candidates who are either trying to kill the law altogether or refuse to expand its coverage in the state. The association has so far this election cycle … Continued

Bill Britt

September 25, 2018

Alabama Arise sets Medicaid expansion, end to grocery tax as priorities

Arise Alabama, a liberal-leaning statewide non-partisan group that works to better policy for low-income individuals, chose Medicaid expansion and working to end the state grocery tax as two of its top policy priorities going into the general election season and ahead of next year’s legislative session. More than 200 Arise members chose those priorities and … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 14, 2018

Housing Advocates Rally in Montgomery for HB341

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 9, over 100 supporter of affordable housing joined in a rally for the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama (LIHCA). Matthew Tyson told the Alabama Political Reporter that the group was there to rally for passing House Bill 341, sponsored by State Representative Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham). … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 11, 2016