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State begins to shed thousands from Medicaid, push …

4/6/2023
WASHINGTON – Arizona started purging people from the pandemic-inflated Medicaid rolls this month, a process that could end up pushing more than 600,000 people off the plan, health officials and advocates said.

County spends $25M of Rescue Plan funds

12/15/2021
PHOENIX — Maricopa County has a ways to go before it spends all of its $435 in American Rescue Plan grant funds. Last week, the county’s Board of Supervisors approved about $25 million …

Peoria sees ‘remarkable growth’ in revenues during …

12/2/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in numerous negative ways, but Peoria’s local economy actually netted some positives, gaining ground in sales tax revenues, housing and small business permits.

Ducey to feds: Withholding funds for mask-mandate …

11/4/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is telling federal officials that there’s nothing illegal about his using COVID grant dollars in a way that financially penalizes schools that impose mask …

Chairman Sellers: Here’s how Maricopa County is …

9/1/2021
As chairman of the Board of Supervisors, I’ve made it clear that to secure a brighter future for our county, we don’t just need to beat the pandemic, we also need to put into place …

New relief money is on its way to Peoria

6/23/2021
Peoria has received a portion of its relief funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, and now the city will begin allocation to those most in need.

Kirschner: Obamacare ruling a relief to GOP, too

6/18/2021
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. It has been a source of political debate since day one.

Federal relief package headed to Peoria

4/26/2021
The city of Peoria is waiting to receive its share of relief funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. In the meantime, city officials have huddled up and now have a pretty good idea how the funds will be used.

Litchfield Park awards six more $10K COVID-19 relief …

1/28/2021
Six businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive $10,000 grants from the city of Litchfield Park this month, bringing the total amount awarded under its Business Assistance Program to $160,000.

Apache Junction pays $298K for armored vehicle

1/22/2021
Funds from the Arizona Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will pay for a new armored vehicle to replace one built in 1993 and used by the Apache Junction Police Department Special …

ACA enrollment rise a ‘pleasant surprise’

12/28/2020
WASHINGTON — After years of steady declines, enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage ticked up in Arizona and held steady in the U.S. this year in what one advocate called a “pleasant …

Lux: How to apply for unspent COVID funds?

12/17/2020
Mark Carlisle wrote a recent article (“Spend it or lose it: Phoenix doles out remaining $43 million in coronavirus relief before Dec. 30 deadline,” Daily Independent, Dec. 12, 2020). In …