Arizona News Connection

A new report showed nearly half of Americans make a decision about their health care coverage based on inaccurate information, so providers and insurers are helping people in Arizona understand their options.

Rural Arizona families are feeling the effects of the government shutdown as tens of thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs amid the impasse.

Children's health and nutrition advocates fear changes in eligibility requirements for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could begin affecting Arizona families and their children as early as November of this year.

Social scientists say white nationalism is on the rise in Arizona, reflecting a national trend.

Community advocates in Arizona say the loss of federal funding for alternative transportation projects is a major setback for revitalizing and connecting neighborhoods throughout the state.

Public health advocates in Arizona said it will not be easy to achieve health equity or making sure everyone has access to the resources they need to be healthy, but it is a challenge they are willing to tackle.

Advocates for working families want Congress to do more to lower the cost of childcare, in Arizona and across the U.S.