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Arizona’s Budget Just Got Tighter — and the Stakes Got Higher 

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…

Thriving Arizona Billionaires Should Be Paying Their Fair Share This Tax Day 

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…

What Arizona Gave up for the Flat Tax: A Child Tax Credit That Could Cut Child Poverty by Nearly a Third

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…

ICE Raids, Mass Deportation Threats, and Public Services: What Schools, Health Care, and Housing Might Face

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…

A Rapid Loss of Food Assistance: 375K Arizonans Cut off From SNAP Benefits in 6 Months

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…

What SNAP’s Payment Error Rate Really Means — and Why It Matters for Arizona  

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…

SNAP Policy Changes Are Still Unfolding in Arizona — Here’s What to Know 

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,…

Tax Conformity Explained: Why Arizona Can’t Afford It 

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,...

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