Elections Opinion | The case for the Alabama Constitution of 2022 While its length is embarrassing, the destructive thing about our state’s fundamental governing law is how it concentrates power. Will NevinNovember 8, 2022
Elections Alabama groups urge Secretary of State to publish uniform polling place list Merrill said his office does not maintain the polling place lists and that the law requires county officials to post those lists. Jacob HolmesNovember 1, 2022
State Alabama Arise unveils 2023 roadmap for change in Alabama The top priorities continue to be Medicaid expansion and eliminating the state grocery tax. Jacob HolmesOctober 3, 2022
Economy 82 Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to fund public transportation using ARPA funds Lawmakers created the state Public Transportation Trust Fund in 2018, but it has yet to receive state funding. And the consequences of that state... StaffJune 24, 2022
Health More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere. Eddie BurkhalterMay 19, 2022
Education Alabama Arise urges ALSDE to extend summer lunch program through the summer The Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded summer lunch program administered by Alabama, is set to expire on June 30. John H. GlennMay 9, 2022
Legislature A look back at criminal justice reform legislation that passed, failed The Alabama Legislature during the last session passed a few notable criminal justice reform bills, but several failed to make it out of both... Eddie BurkhalterApril 14, 2022
Legislature Grassroots organizations speak out against “divisive concepts” bill An identical bill has already passed out of a Senate committee, leaving the full Senate as the last hurdle to reaching Gov. Kay Ivey's... Jacob HolmesMarch 29, 2022
Legislature Poll: Most Alabamians support plan to untax groceries, protect funding for public schools Nearly three in five Alabamians, including 56.1 percent of Republican voters, support legislation that would remove the state sales tax on groceries. StaffMarch 16, 2022
Health Poll: More than seven in 10 Alabama voters support Medicaid expansion The poll found that 65.8 percent of Republican voters supported Medicaid expansion. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 11, 2022