Nick Karmia is a Cronkite News contributor.
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SNAP benefits resume, but new work requirements put 124K Arizona recipients at risk
SNAP benefits have been flowing again since the government shutdown ended. But for millions of recipients nationwide, including tens of thousands in Arizona, the restart is only a temporary reprieve.
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‘Better than starving’: SNAP recipients to get half ration in November
The Trump administration said it will provide only enough funds to cover half of the nation’s usual monthly SNAP payments—and that much only because a court ordered it to do so.
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Hobbs pledges $1.8M in Arizona food aid, a crumb compared to impending SNAP cut
With the Trump administration about to freeze food stamps, Hobbs announced $1.8 million in emergency aid—$1.90 for each of the nearly 951,000 Arizonans who rely on the program.
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House Speaker says Adelita Grijalva fine without oath, but she’s hamstrung
House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva already has all the access of any House member—but she can’t yet vote on the floor or file a bill.
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University of Arizona rejects Trump education compact
The University of Arizona rejected an offer of preferential funding in exchange for embracing the Trump administration’s political agenda.
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Shutdown threatens nutrition aid for Arizona mothers and children
Thousands of Arizona’s low-income mothers rely on WIC for food assistance. The government shutdown has put the program in limbo.
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Did House Republicans stall Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in to delay release of Epstein files?
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday expecting to be sworn in. Instead—a week after winning a special election—she was left waiting.
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Gallego calls Jan. 6 rioter Babbitt a ‘traitor’ in failed bid to block military funeral honors
Sen. Ruben Gallego tried but failed to block military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter killed by police keeping the mob out of the US House.
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Could Phoenix draw Trump’s attention for a National Guard deployment?
President Trump has not floated the possibility of sending troops into Arizona—but the violent crime rate in Phoenix is higher than the rate in Chicago, the next city on the president’s list.
