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This Tax Day, Arizona Billionaires See $9.1B Wealth Surge While Most Arizonans Pay the Price

PHOENIX — This Tax Day, a new analysis shows a stark divide in Arizona’s economy: While billionaires have seen their wealth surge, most Arizonans are facing higher costs and fewer supports.  Arizona’s billionaires have…

ICYMI: Arizona Leads Nation in SNAP Benefit Losses — More Than 400K Residents Cut Off, Nearly Half of Participants 

PHOENIX —  Arizona is leading the nation in the loss of food assistance, with more than 400,000 residents, including 180,000 children, cut off from SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline of any…

Arizona Lawmakers Try to Insert Sweeping, Previously-Failed SNAP Changes into Must-Pass DES Bill 

Amendment would add to affordability crisis in Arizona  PHOENIX —  A sweeping amendment to HB 2728 — the bill to continue the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) — would revive a series of…

Immigration Bills Stack Up at the Capitol — What They Could Mean for Arizona’s Economy 

PHOENIX — Immigration bills advancing during the 2026 Arizona legislative session could significantly reshape how Arizona’s economy functions, affecting access to courts, financial institutions, public…

Following the Money: Major 2026 Tax Bills at the Capitol — and What They Mean for Arizona 

PHOENIX — The Arizona Center for Economic Progress released on Tuesday a new overview of major tax-related bills advancing during the 2026 Arizona legislative session, warning that several proposals…

AZCenter Raises Concerns Over HB 4037

PHOENIX — Arizona Center for Economic Progress testified today before the Arizona House Ways & Means Committee to oppose HB 4037, warning that the bill would create a school-voucher-like program, primarily benefitting…

Behind the Tax Filing Noise: A $1.45B Hit to Arizona’s Budget

HB 2785 and SB 1638 deepen Arizona’s affordability crisis PHOENIX — In the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday the Arizona Center for Economic Progress opposed HB 2785, the latest attempt to conform Arizona’s...

Arizona’s $578M Projected Balance Is a Mirage — State Faces Billions in Unfunded Obligations and Growing Economic Risk

PHOENIX — While new legislative budget projections released Thursday in the state’s Finance Advisory Committee meeting suggest Arizona may have $578 million in available revenue, that figure masks deep fiscal instability…

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