Yet again, the AZ legislature hosts a COVID hearing full of misinformation
For the third time in less than a year, Arizona Republican lawmakers listened intently and offered no pushback during a…
Will lawmakers tighten regulations on sober living homes in the wake of massive fraud?
Nearly a year after Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a crackdown on a sprawling Medicaid fraud…
Israel is winning the war but losing the battle for public opinion
The October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel was a savage act of brutality, a harrowing echo of the Holocaust and…
Joe Biden’s Skittish Support for Abortion Rights
President Biden spent much of his State of the Union speech last week talking about two subjects central to his reelection campaign while seemingly…
There are no silver bullets to solve the homelessness crisis
Volunteers with the Aris Foundation give out donated clothes on a Tuesday evening in Tempe to those who are experiencing…
When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients
In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s prescription cystic…
Republican proposals would place more restrictions on SNAP benefits
Two Republican proposals in the state legislature would make it more difficult for Arizonans in need to keep government…
Arizona leaders have misled the public about the scope of the state’s Medicaid fraud crisis
In the 10 months since Arizona officials announced an investigation into massive Medicaid billing fraud, they’ve…
Montana, an Island of Abortion Access, Preps for Consequential Elections and Court Decisions
A years-long battle over abortion access in a sprawling and sparsely populated region of the U.S. may come to a head this year in the courts and at…
Rural lawmakers are paid twice as much as their Maricopa County peers
What was originally sold as a way to ensure state legislators from rural Arizona wouldn’t have to go broke trying to do…