Lawmakers restore public assistance funds in final act of session

Hundreds of needy Arizona families can access another year of cash assistance benefits after last-minute negotiations led the Legislature to approve a reversal of a prior cut to the program....

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Illegal immigration unlikely to show benefits

One more study has emerged showing the economic benefits of immigration and this time there is a letter to the president signed by 1,400 economists. Once again, this is disingenuous....

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House panel approves poverty benefits extension, but with strings attached

An Arizona House panel approved a bill today that would allow people living in poverty to receive cash assistance for longer, a priority announced by Gov. Doug Ducey in his State...

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Time limit strikes back: Cut in aid to needy families costs DES millions

Jillian Vigil, 34, has received cash assistance from the state in the past. She won’t be able to receive it in the future, thanks to a...

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State representative indicted in alleged food stamp scam

A state grand jury has indicted a Democratic lawmaker on allegations she ripped off the state’s food stamp program. Cecilia Velasquez, D-Litchfield Park, stands accused of fraud, unlawful use of...

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Bill preempting cities from imposing business mandates passes

State lawmakers took two slaps at local governments in the name of business interests but, in the end, just couldn’t bring themselves to approve a third. On a 34-20 margin...

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State measure would prevent cities from setting their own minimum wages

The Arizona Senate tomorrow is set to consider a measure that would strip Arizona’s counties, cities and towns of the ability to set their own minimum wages and their explicit...

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Revised pay bill would exclude sick leave, health insurance, maternity leave

State lawmakers are moving to undermine the ability of cities to require employers to provide things like sick leave to local workers. And they’re doing it in a back-door way....

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Prescott appealing firefighter benefits ruling

FILE – This July 2, 2013 file photo shows Linda Lambert placing her hand across a plaque outside the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew fire station,...

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Arizona finishes 12th in national ranking on energy-efficiency policies

WASHINGTON – Arizona is the 12th-most energy-efficient state in the nation this year, the same position the state held last year, according to rankings released Wednesday by the American Council...

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Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday

Even though Friday’s cuts in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – food stamp – benefits have been planned for years, angry House Democrats rallied against the cuts...

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Arizona legislation planned on responders’ benefits

An honor guard presents families with an American flag during a memorial service at Tim’s Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Ariz., Tuesday, July 9, 2013, for...

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Lawmakers restore public assistance funds in final act of session

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Illegal immigration unlikely to show benefits

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House panel approves poverty benefits extension, but with strings attached

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Time limit strikes back: Cut in aid to needy families costs DES millions

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State representative indicted in alleged food stamp scam

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Bill preempting cities from imposing business mandates passes

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State measure would prevent cities from setting their own minimum wages

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Revised pay bill would exclude sick leave, health insurance, maternity leave

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Prescott appealing firefighter benefits ruling

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Arizona finishes 12th in national ranking on energy-efficiency policies

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Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday

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Arizona legislation planned on responders’ benefits

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