Instead, to help pay for their tax cuts, many states have already raided their various cash funds. “We’ve sort of maxed out on gimmicks,” said Geraldine Miranda, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Arizona Center for Economic Progress. “There’s nothing left in the couch cushions.”
Arizona is experiencing a rapid erosion of access to SNAP benefits, and with it, a significant loss of food assistance for families across the state. In just six months, more than 375,000 Arizonans — including…
Amendment would add to affordability crisis in Arizona PHOENIX — A sweeping amendment to HB 2728 — the bill to continue the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) — would revive a series of…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps hundreds of thousands of Arizona families afford groceries. Recently, federal policymakers have increased scrutiny of SNAP’s “payment…
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