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Red states seek to tighten Medicaid, SNAP requirements
Key Points: Lawmakers in at least six states invoking the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to reduce Medicaid and SNAP benefits Proposed changes include stricter eligibility limits, more frequent checks, […]
Arizona’s top election official challenges federal bid for voter registration data
Key Points:Â Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants a federal judge to throw out efforts by the Trump administration to force him to turn over voter registration and election records […]
Arizona’s families need solutions that work: Here’s why HB2682 and HB2698 make sense
Arizona is facing a crisis that threatens family stability, children’s outcomes, and the economic health of our communities. While headlines often focus on rising rents or visible homelessness, the data […]
Hobbs and lawmakers push for early special session on tax conformity
Key points: Arizona lawmakers consider special session for federal tax code conformity Governor Katie Hobbs and House Republicans support the special session Arizona’s budget stabilization fund may be tapped to […]
Arizona to hire temporary workers to address food stamp and unemployment delays
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs allocates $7.5 million to fix food stamp and unemployment benefit delays Funds will address staffing constraints at the state Department of Economic Security Arizona’s food […]
Kavanagh’s latest bill aims to save money on SNAP payment errors
Key Points: Arizona senator proposes bill to reduce SNAP payment errors Bill requires monthly or quarterly reviews of recipients’ eligibility Arizona’s SNAP error rate may cost the state $139 million […]
Legal battle over SNAP benefits puts Arizona in a bind
Key Points:Â Arizona may owe federal government money over food stamp benefits loaded to debit cards during government shutdown Trump administration sought to keep states from fully paying SNAP benefits […]
Charging stations and electric vehicles on the rise across Arizona
Key Points: Arizona agencies push forward with electric vehicle plans despite federal efforts to curtail mandates Arizona Department of Transportation plans to install 74 rapid-charging stations along state highways Arizona […]
West Coast states form alliance to issue independent vaccine guidelines
California, Oregon and Washington are forming an alliance to coordinate public health guidelines in an attempt to fill the role that federal agencies have held for decades. The governors of […]
How a heart attack at 28 showed me why Arizona must support the future of medicine
Just three years ago, I survived a heart attack that nearly took my life at 28. In the years since, I’ve learned just how many people are at risk and […]
Supreme Court agrees to hear San Carlos Apache appeal on health care funding
The Supreme Court said this week it will consider a claim by the San Carlos Apache tribe that the federal government is shortchanging it on funds it needs to operate tribal health services.
Solar panels will cut water loss from canals in Gila River Indian Community
In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix.
