by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 19th, 2009 by Kristina Scott Special to The Anniston Star 10.18.09 – 02:57 am Like many Alabamians, Laura Williams is struggling to make ends meet. Laura (not her real name) is a client at Greater Birmingham Ministries, and she took out a payday loan to cover...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 15th, 2009 The Senate Finance Committee finally took a vote on health care reform on Tuesday. Thanks to an unexpected yes from Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the committee voted 14 to 9 in favor of the legislation, which aims to provide health insurance to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 14th, 2009 The 50 in 52 Journey is a journey to find people who are moving America forward. Dafna Michaelson, a single mom from Colorado, is traveling to all 50 states in 52 weeks to meet America’s problem solvers and idea generators who are working to move...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 9th, 2009 Alabama’s widespread multi-generational poverty is rooted in our state’s 1901 constitution, which does not guarantee children the right to a public education, codifies an upside-down tax system that does not give the state the resources it needs to...
by apadmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 2nd, 2009 Alabama’s poverty rate dropped more than any other state’s in 2008 – but this improvement is likely to be temporary, given the state’s high rates of unemployment. Here’s a rundown from the Associated Press via the Tuscaloosa News: The numbers...
