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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Nearly 1,800 formerly homeless Arizonans could be at risk of losing shelter as the Trump administration seeks a major overhaul of federal funding for homelessness programs. -
FEMA has awarded about $700,000 to Arizona and the Havasupai Tribe to fund hazard mitigation projects. The money came from a program the federal agency had nixed but was reinstated by the courts earlier this year. -
Phoenix households cut from SNAP can apply for a $600 credit toward their APS or SRP electric bill and $100 for gas or public transportation. -
Planned Parenthood Arizona clinics are once again providing care for patients insured through Medicaid. Services for Medicaid patients had been on pause since September. -
The U.S. Agriculture Department says Arizona’s error rate for food stamp applications was 10.8%; that’s higher than the national rate of 10.6%. If that number doesn’t come down, it’ll cost the state in penalties, thanks to provisions in the "Big Beautiful Bill Act."
