A recent US Supreme Court decision gives Arizona the green light to enforce a long-blocked law that would strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other providers.
The state narrowly avoided a government shutdown, passing its budget with three days to spare.
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.
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.
With state budget negotiations underway, Arizona voters want to see more investment in housing, health care, and public education.
At a recent Central Phoenix town hall, Rep. Yassamin Ansari highlighted hits to her district from federal “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Arizona House Democratic Leader Rep. Oscar De Los Santos condemned Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst's defense of proposed Medicaid cuts.
Rep. David Schweikert told a conservative podcaster that he missed the deciding vote on the GOP budget because he fell asleep—but says he would’ve voted yes on a bill slashing Medicaid and SNAP.
House Republicans just voted to pass massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. All Arizona Republicans voted for the cuts, except Rep. David Schweikert, who was late to the vote, but said he would have supported the bill if he’d gotten a chance.
For 13 consecutive weeks, concerned constituents have gathered outside Rep. David Schweikert’s office, urging him to protect Medicaid and other social services.
