Every Alabamian should be able to spend time with their new children without being financially punished for it. HB 327 by Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg, and SB 199 by Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile, would take a big step toward that fairer future for parents and children by...

HB 43 by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Moody, would be an important step toward a more sensible and effective justice system in Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to consider this bill Wednesday, Feb. 26, and your advocacy can help get it passed.Email your state senator and...

SB 22 by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, would stop many state tax incentives from going to companies that violate child labor laws. This would be a good step toward meaningful accountability for bad-actor companies.SB 22 won support in committee and passed the...

More than 50% of expectant mothers in Alabama are eligible for Medicaid coverage for prenatal medical care crucial for the health of both mother and child. Yet that care is regularly delayed because Alabama doesn’t have a timely procedure to allow many mothers to get...

Alabamians who have lost their job should be able to claim unemployment insurance (UI) benefits they have earned without unnecessary hurdles. But HB 29 by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, would increase the number of employers that UI participants must contact each week from...

It’s simple: We shouldn’t hurt people who are struggling to help people who are rich.But the U.S. House voted recently for a budget resolution that would set the stage for exactly that. This resolution would set up massive cuts in federal funding for health care and food...