Federal cuts

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."

In addition to refugees and asylum seekers, H.R. 1 ended SNAP eligibility for other immigrants who lack permanent resident status, including survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.

The discussion centered on the 450,000 Arizona families who lost their food assistance since the federal legislation was enacted.

This facility in southern Arizona mostly handles administrative and technical work, but is expected to merge with the Phoenix Area Office. That location is already responsible for 180,000 patients across Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this month released new rules for work requirements for recipients of Medicaid coverage.

Conservation and historical groups sued as the Trump administration targeted hundreds of exhibits on climate change, civil rights and diverse communities.