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Supreme Court to rule on funding of November food stamp benefits
Key Points:Â US Supreme Court blocks full food stamp benefits temporarily Trump administration requests delay in enforcing lower court order Arizona may have to refund excess benefits if Supreme Court […]
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 […]
Lawmaker’s plan to restrict food stamp purchases sparks controversy
Key Points: Arizona lawmaker proposes new food stamp purchase limits Current SNAP benefits already restrict certain items like tobacco and alcohol Average monthly SNAP benefit in Arizona is about $360 […]
Hobbs to distribute $1.8M in COVID funds to aid food banks amid SNAP cuts
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs allocates $1.8 million to help Arizonans losing food stamp benefits $1.5 million will be divided among food banks across the state to meet increased demand […]
Democrats fail to modify ‘harsh’ sanctions in cash assistance bill
Democrats tried to get rid of some strings attached to a restoration of cash assistance benefits pushed by Gov. Doug Ducey, but their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
Inaccuracies surface in DES arrest
The arrest Wednesday of a Department of Economic Security employee on suspicion of food stamp fraud is riddled with falsehoods about her criminal history, her housing situation and her likelihood to appear in court.
Rep. Velasquez pleads not guilty to fraud, theft charges
Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez of Litchfield Park pleaded not guilty in court today to three felony charges that she ripped off the state’s food stamp system.
Democratic leadership calls for Rep. Velasquez to resign
House Democratic leadership is calling for Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez to resign after a state grand jury indicted Velasquez on allegations she ripped off the state’s food stamp program.
Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday
More than 1.1 million Arizonans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – better known as food stamps – will see their benefits reduced Friday in a long-planned national cut.
Arizona food-stamp rolls rise, continue to cling to near-record highs
Arizona added 17,000 people to its food stamp rolls in October, as near-record-high levels of assistance continued to stubbornly hang on after 18 months.
AZ food stamp use surpasses one million
More than 1 million Arizona residents received food stamps last year, placing the state in the top 25 percent of states for food stamp use.
