Measure provides no teacher raises or new school funding, leaves critical rules undefined and could lead to cuts in teacher-pay funding Children’s Action Alliance and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress today announced…
Arizona grocery and convenience store employment fell roughly four times faster than the national rate as SNAP participation declined; Farm Bill decisions could put additional pressure on families, retailers and the state…
New analysis shows Social Security, SNAP, tax credits and other supports keep 802,000 Arizonans out of poverty — progress that could be eroded as H.R. 1 reshapes assistance for families New poverty data released this week…
New analysis warns that families affected by Arizona’s SNAP rollout could face another wave of paperwork to maintain health coverage Nearly four out of five Arizona households receiving SNAP benefits also include someone…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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