Affordability
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Smoking—or rather, a lack thereof—could kill this early child development program
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature killed a bill that would extend a tax on cigarettes to vaping, a move that would restore millions in funding for child development.
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7 Arizona cities where big homes are available under $300K
If you’re willing to look outside of Arizona’s major cities, you can find some decently sized homes at relatively low prices.
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Arizona Republicans are not keeping their affordability promise to voters
Republicans are ignoring these five affordability proposals that would have brought down housing and prescription drugs prices across Arizona.
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Phoenix metro area
Looking to move? These are the Phoenix area’s cities with the fastest-growing home prices.
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Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: ‘The people closest to the problem are often the ones who can find the solution’
About two years ago, tents started to show up in my neighborhood along the creek beds and in small stands of trees. Most only became visible when the leaves fell, exposing their orange rainflies and blue tarps. This increase in houselessness didn’t feel surprising to me or to my neighbors: The rent has nearly doubled…
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Disability assistance on the chopping block as costs for Arizona’s school voucher system continue to soar
Republican legislators support over $100 million in budget overrides for private school subsidies, but refuse to fund a disability assistance program with a similar price tag.
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Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona
Some mayors in northern Arizona attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals.
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Arizona Legislature, organizations look to expand low income housing for older adults as population grows
State legislation and local organizations are trying to find fresh ways to tackle an affordable housing crisis for a particular Arizona population—older adults.
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Sen. Gallego gathers Arizona health leaders to address ‘drastic’ cuts to Medicaid
“Republicans chose to give Elon Musk and his billionaire buddies massive tax cuts. That means elderly Arizonans will be kicked out of nursing homes and rural health care will be decimated.”
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Here’s how much ending taxes on tips would save—and how much it would cost
Arizona Republicans are pushing a “no tax on tips” bill despite warnings of a huge hit to state revenue.
