There are insights that emerge from the first in a series of regular quarterly updates of key statistical indicators of the Obama presidency.... Read more»
Rep. Michele Bachmann used misleading and at times wildly inaccurate portrayals of two key domestic and foreign policy issues — food stamps and the response to an attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya — to paint President Obama as someone who doesn’t “care.”... Read more»
An ad from a fiscally conservative group makes a true but misleading claim that the sequester only amounts to “a 3 percent cut in federal spending.” A majority of federal spending is exempt from the sequester cuts, so the parts that are not will be cut much more deeply than …... Read more»1
Under AWASA’s expanded Pet Fix program, government assisted pet owners can get free spay/neuter surgeries for up to two animals per month at participating clinics.... Read more»
Arizona adding 17,000 people to its food stamp roster in October has the state hanging onto near-record-high levels of assistance after 18 months. The increase from September to October brought the number of people receiving food stamps in the state to 1.14 million.... Read more»
Congress left town without acting on the farm bill, which expires Sept. 30. Its expiration won’t immediately affect farmers and food-stamp recipients who benefit from the massive, multi-year bill - but that doesn’t mean those groups are happy about the inaction.... Read more»
On Sunday night, Republican CD3 congressional candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer posted a snide comment on her Facebook page, comparing food stamp recipients to animals. Perhaps her “base” loved it. Others did not.... Read more»
A revamped Farm Bill, scheduled for a vote this week, is set to cut $35 billion from the food stamp program. “One in seven Americans receive what we used to call food stamps. The figure is higher in Arizona, where one in three children – more than 466,000 – are considered ‘food insecure,” said U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.... Read more»
Flub comes a day after Romney swept the Florida primary, and the sound bite in which he says, “I’m not concerned about the very poor,” could haunt him in the general election if he becomes the GOP nominee.... Read more»2
Newt Gingrich claims that “more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.” He’s wrong.... Read more»
There are 700,000 Arizonans who live in what the federal government terms a food desert, or a low-income area that lacks immediate access to healthy, affordable food. It’s especially challenging for those receiving SNAP benefits.... Read more»1
As Arizonans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, more than 1 million of them will be putting turkey on the table with the help of food stamps this year.... Read more»
More than 1.1 million Arizona residents—more than 17 percent of the state’s population—are receiving food assistance from the government. 1,123,333 Arizonans are on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a jump of 7.2 percent over the past year.... Read more»5
One in three Hispanic households with children is never sure if it will have enough food for all members of the family, according to a recent report.... Read more»3
Arizona ranks third nationally for 50 to 59 year olds at risk of hunger, with roughly 12 percent of people in this age group experiencing what is known as food insecurity, according to a report released in August by AARP.... Read more»
Arizona residents, governments and businesses received $64.4 billion in federal money in fiscal 2010, more than double what the state received in 2001, according to new data from the Census Bureau.... Read more»
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