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Farm bill squeaks through House; almost entire Arizona delegation opposed
The House barely passed a farm bill Thursday afternoon, with only one member of the Arizona delegation supporting the measure after House leaders stripped the food stamp program out of it.
Phoenix mayor to spend night in homeless shelter
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton will get a firsthand look at what it's like for some of the city's homeless veterans.
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.
The 4 big worries facing the U.S. economy
We’re in the midst of one of the most critical presidential and congressional elections in recent history — certainly the most important since 1980. Of course, we have heard and... […]
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.
