Fernando Quiroz asked a room of about 30 people, with paper plates in front of them, to write down what they ate for dinner the night before.
“And once you do that, I want you to flip it over. What do you see?” he said. “You see an empty plate. That’s the reality que nuestra gente — our communities — are facing each and every day.”
Quiroz is the Arizona organizer for Bread for the World, a faith-based organization that advocates for policies and programs addressing hunger. He was one of a few dozen people gathered in downtown Tucson on Tuesday to discuss the impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — or HR 1 — on local families nearly one year after it became law.
The discussion centered on the 450,000 Arizona families who lost their food assistance since the federal legislation was enacted and how the restrictions coming to Medicaid (known as ACCCHS in Arizona) in January could cut 420,000 people off their health insurance.
Read the full story on AZPM.org →
-
Father Panik may not be a widely recognized name in the music industry, but decades later, the band's Matt Goldman is sharing their unique sound and story at the Tucson Film Festival. -
Long before the National Science Foundation ever looked up to the starry sky searching for answers about the mysterious cosmos and universe, O’odhams like Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan stood atop I’oligam Du’ag — or Manzanita Shrub Mountain. -
The Forest Service is closing off a long stretch of the border to protesters and the public alike, raising issues of transparency as they claim its unrelated to confrontations. -
For the next several days, you can tour a huge RV trailer packed with drawers of dice, erasers and just about anything you can imagine that’s both tiny and collectible. The Show’s Amber Victoria Singer got a virtual preview from its founder and curator. -
Arizona applied for around $200 million from the Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The state will be getting $30 million less than expected.
