In April of this year, the Trump administration fired all staff managing the federal Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). As Arizona has temperatures of over 100 degrees, the President’s FY 2026…
Population and Homelessness Homelessness in Arizona has increased substantially since the 2020 pandemic. Estimates come from annual Point in Time (PIT) counts, local counts of temporarily sheltered or unsheltered individuals…
A Tax Package that Worsens Economic Growth There is nothing but shock and disappointment with a House bill that will drastically increase the federal deficit, endanger our communities, and fundamentally weaken the U.S….
Just last month, the Arizona Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) met to discuss the revenue and economic outlook for Arizona. While the panel of economists and Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) staff had projected…
On March 24, the State Board of Education heard about proposed changes to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) parent handbook. The changes included spending caps on items such as physical education equipment and musical…
As evictions uproot families and communities at record amounts in Maricopa County, Arizonans must ask when their state will step in to help. It’s no secret that Arizona is facing a considerable affordable housing shortage….
923,400 people in Arizona who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could be at risk of going hungry if Congress moves forward with a plan to cut $230 billion or more from the program over nearly…
Proposition 123, passed by Arizona voters in 2016, will expire in just a few months. It provides additional funding to the K-12 education Basic State Aid formula by increasing the distribution from the state land trust from…
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