Across Arizona, schools, health clinics, and housing providers are already navigating rising costs, workforce shortages, and growing community needs. Intensified immigration enforcement adds another layer of disruption, one…
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…
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…
A few months ago, SNAP was dominating headlines as shutdown-related disruptions left families at risk of losing access to food assistance. While attention has shifted, the federal policy changes, state legislative actions,…
Arizona lawmakers are considering various ways to conform the state’s tax code to federal H.R. 1, the Trump administration’s tax law. The most recent iteration of that effort includes two identical bills,...
EPI analysis sounds the alarm on looming caregiver shortage An analysis released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) highlights a critical and often overlooked consequence of the Trump administration’s…
On November 20, 2025, Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order that directs the Arizona Department of Revenue to prepare tax forms early so Arizona can act quickly if lawmakers approve several proposed deductions next legislative…
Last summer, despite a strong state economy, state policymakers had to resolve a nearly $1.6 billion deficit for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Driven by the flat individual income tax hollowing state revenues, as well as the…
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