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New Public Charge Guidance Could Frighten Eligible Arizona Families Away From Essential Assistance

USCIS guidance confirms broader consideration of means-tested benefits beginning Sept. 18; AZCenter warns chilling effect will carry costs statewide New federal guidance confirms that immigration officers will soon have broader…

Mass Deportation Would Be a Job Killer for Arizona — Including for U.S.-Born Workers

New modeling finds 1,700 ICE arrests could ultimately cost more than 20,000 Arizona workers their jobs, compounding existing workforce and affordability pressures PHOENIX —  Intensified immigration enforcement…

As America250 Approaches, Arizona’s Story Must Include All of Us 

Arizona Center for Economic Progress calls for a tax code and state budget that reflect the people who build Arizona from the bottom up  PHOENIX — As Arizona and the nation prepare to mark 250 years of America, the…

What to know about USDA’s new SNAP payment error rate for Arizona

PHOENIX —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released states’ fiscal year 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates. Arizona’s new payment error rate is 10.80%. The new rate could…

Arizona Budget Includes Improvements But Falls Short of Meeting the Affordability Crisis

Statement from Geraldine Miranda, Assistant Director of Fiscal Policy, Arizona Center for Economic Progress PHOENIX —  “This budget includes important improvements that will help Arizona families, but it…

New DES Data Show SNAP Losses Continue to Grow in Arizona

Updated figures show thousands fewer Arizonans receiving food assistance as families face rising costs and growing economic strain PHOENIX —  New data from the Arizona Department of Economic Security show…

Arizona Must Fund SUN Bucks Before Children Pay the Price

A small state investment could unlock more than $80 million in federal food assistance for Arizona children PHOENIX —  Arizona lawmakers face an immediate budget choice that could determine whether hundreds…

AZCenter Analyses Outline Path Forward as Arizona Budget Negotiations Resume

Op-ed and analyses highlight what went wrong in Round 1, what Arizona must get right next, and how the state can move forward by investing in families instead of doubling down on tax cuts PHOENIX —  As…

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