Politics
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Arizona Food Bank warns Republican budget would cause families to go hungry
The Arizona Food Bank Network is sounding the alarm over the new GOP spending package that will cut food stamps and further strain already stretched food banks.
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Arizona passed its state budget. Here’s what’s in it
The state narrowly avoided a government shutdown, passing its budget with three days to spare.
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Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals
Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of residents.
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Arizona Democrats will bypass struggling state party in midterms, with key races on ballot
Democrats Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, and Attorney General Kris Mayes are all seeking second terms next year.
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Trump’s budget bill slashes Pell Grant, threatening college access in Arizona
US Senate Republicans narrowly passed a budget bill that features steep cuts for federal Pell Grant that go toward higher education.
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Arizona governor approves up to $500M in taxpayer funds to upgrade home of Diamondbacks
Attendance at games has increased since the team’s 2023 run to the World Series, and this season the Diamondbacks are averaging 31,420 fans per game — the highest in two decades.
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Arizona advocates warn against Republican cuts to kids’ healthcare, food programs
Republicans argue cuts to Medicaid and food stamps are targeted to young men ‘playing video games all day,’ but advocates warn they will in fact harm Arizona parents and their kids.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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A look at how Trump’s big bill could change the US immigration system
President Trump’s border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years. Here’s what the money would go toward.
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Judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in AZ, 13 other states
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in Arizona and 13 other states.
