Working Alabamians are the backbone of our economy. Every car built, road paved and child taught to read in our schools results from working people’s efforts to make a better Alabama. But Alabama’s workers have never been fairly paid for their vital roles compared to...

Every child needs and deserves healthy meals throughout the year. But in recent years, 94% of Alabama’s children who received free or reduced-price school meals during the school year did not have access to them over the summer.The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer...

Every child needs and deserves healthy meals during the summer. But unless the Alabama Legislature acts soon, we will miss an opportunity to reduce hunger for more than half a million Alabama children next summer.Congress recently expanded Summer EBT, a program that helps...

Alabama is the only state where a capital defendant can be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury vote. SB 182 would end this outdated, unjust policy and help bring Alabama’s capital punishment system in line with national standards and federal court rulings.Urge your...

Even one child labor law violation is too many. But recently, we have seen major increases in the number of children employed illegally all across the United States. And child labor law violations have resulted in severe injuries, and even death, to child workers in Alabama...

Congress has an opportunity to provide meaningful help for Alabama’s working families – and we need your help to ensure it happens. The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly in January for a tax package that includes an expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). But the bill is...

Too many Alabamians are forced into housing instability, and the unfortunate result is often people being forced into entirely unsheltered living situations. SB 89 by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, would make life tougher on people who are already facing great...

The ability to get to work, the doctor, school or the polls is a fundamental component of an inclusive Alabama. But these trips are difficult or impossible for many Alabamians — particularly older adults and people with disabilities — because our state doesn’t fund public...

The momentum to untax groceries in Alabama was undeniable in 2023, when the Legislature passed a law that eventually will reduce the state sales tax on groceries by half. Now we need to keep building on that momentum and push lawmakers to eliminate the state grocery tax for...

Teenagers shouldn’t feel the brunt of our state’s failure to invest in work supports for Alabamians. Current law protects 14- and 15-year-olds by the common-sense step of requiring work permits through their schools if they are going to work. This helps ensure that the...

The right to a fair trial is one of the foundations of our legal system, and we should do everything we can to ensure all Alabamians have equal representation. SB 83 is a good bill that would help improve the indigent defense system in Alabama.SB 83, sponsored by Sen...

Alabamians have the right to protest officials’ actions, even when that makes elected officials uncomfortable. But Sen. Arthur Orr’s SB 57 would drastically undercut the right to protest public officials.This bill would prohibit any protest near the residence of a public...

No one should ever be forced to choose between putting food on the table and going to the doctor. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of Alabamians face this heartbreaking decision daily due to our state's failure to expand Medicaid. It's time to fix this, and your voice...

Teenagers shouldn’t feel the brunt of our state’s failure to invest in work supports for Alabamians. Current law protects 14- and 15-year-olds by the common-sense step of requiring work permits through their schools if they are going to work. This helps ensure that the...