On July 21, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced that as a result of an increase in her Arizona Promise Budget, 900 children will now receive access to child care assistance. According to a Gubernatorial press release: “This represents a critical milestone in the Governor’s efforts to cut the state’s child care waitlist and expand access … Read more
On a day where the air quality over Phoenix exceeded normal safety standards, The MAGA Republican Controlled U.S. Senate passed a bill that will: All so billionaires like Jeff ‘$50 million Venice Wedding’ Bezos can get a tax cut he and others like him do not need. While the measure does have items that frankly … Read more
Hoping to build on the legislative successes of 2024 that included increases in funding for affordable child care, expanded KidsCare through AHCCCS, and continuing vital reforms in child foster care, Arizona Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) is looking to the members of the State Legislature to enact several of their recommendations in 2025. They include: CAA … Read more
When the Biden/Harris Administration and the Democratic Congress passed the American Rescue Plan in 2021, they included an expansion of the Clinton/Gore era Child Tax Credit where families received up to $3600 for children age six and younger and $3,000 for older ones. This expansion resulted in the Child Poverty Rate being nearly and briefly … Read more
When his own Empowerment Scholarship Account Director recommended common-sense reforms to the ESA handbook that included greater regulations like increased oversight of potential “luxury items” purchase requests, Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Horne persuaded the State Board of Education to defer revisions to the handbook until next year to allow for greater community feedback. … Read more