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Why We Need Health Care Reform

November 6th, 2009 The Center for American Progress put out interesting state-by-state fact sheets based on current Census data showing how our current health care system doesn’t meet our needs. Check out Alabama’s fact sheet here I will be in Perry County on Saturday...

Taking the most from those who have the least

November 5th, 2009 A new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Alabama families living in poverty pay higher income taxes than in any other state. In the 2007 fiscal year, the average of state and local taxes collected per person in Alabama...

Help make sure Alabama counts

November 2nd, 2009 The US Census Bureau is gearing up for next year’s big count and APP hopes that you and nonprofits that you support will get involved. 2010 Census data will determine how much federal funding Alabama receives, set priorities for infrastructure...

An update to Tuesday’s post about climate change

October 29th, 2009 This article landed in my inbox today and I wanted to share it: Why Don’t More Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real? It is hard to convince people that climate change impacts vulnerable communities when they don’t believe in climate change to...