More than 4,000 infants in Pima County will continue to have access to nutrition next week.
That’s after county officials pushed for moving nearly $400,000 on Tuesday to ensure babies continue to receive food and formula through November as part of the Women, Infants, and Children Program.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors punted decisions for funding requests to support local food banks and refugee services to next month’s meeting.
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How federal cuts impact Arizona
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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs says she won’t give in to the Trump administration’s threat to withhold SNAP funding unless states hand over data about the program’s recipients. -
Kyle Wilkerson, program coordinator for air traffic control at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, joined The Show to talk more about how the shutdown affected Arizona controllers. -
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold SNAP funding from more than 20 states, including Arizona, that have refused to share data about residents who benefit from the food assistance program, citing privacy and concerns with how the federal government will use that information. -
In July, Congress removed homelessness as an exemption to work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The law took effect Nov. 1, with a three-month grace period. -
A Phoenix-area food bank says it has continued to see increased demand for help, even after the end of the government shutdown restored funding for federal food assistance.
