Arizona’s new $18.3 billion budget includes important improvements that will help families, but it still falls short of the long-term investments needed to address the affordability crisis and build a stronger…
New analysis from the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, using the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator, shows what Arizona’s affordability crisis looks like inside a Phoenix household budget:…
Without state funding, more than 640,000 eligible children could lose access to summer grocery benefits Arizona lawmakers face an immediate budget choice that could determine whether hundreds of…
Arizona households are facing severe affordability crises as many have lost access to a critical safety net. Recent national stories have highlighted the fragility of the U.S. economy and…
More than 450,000 Arizonans have lost food assistance since 2025 — and the ripple effects are hitting families, local economies, and the state’s long-term outlook Across Arizona, families are…
Arizona’s Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) brought a clear message when they met Thursday: The state has less money to work with than expected — and the funding needed for Arizona to thrive and become affordable…
This Tax Day almost every Arizonan is facing higher costs with less access to safety net programs than last year. Yet, recent analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness shows that at least 11 out of 15 billionaires living…
Arizona chose a flat tax that overwhelmingly benefits the wealthiest households — and in doing so, gave up billions that could instead fund a refundable child tax credit and cut childhood poverty by nearly…
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