Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is blaming President Donald Trump for the looming SNAP benefits pause. "There are contingency funds specifically for this purpose, and he should release those funds so that people aren't hungry,

Gov. Katie Hobbs made $1.8 million available as food stamp funding runs out. That's roughly 1% of the state's monthly food assistance distribution.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs calls for federal relief funds for SNAP but Congressman Juan Ciscomani says the funding is for disasters and that Congress needs to reconvene as Tucson Mayor Regina Romero considers local options.

The government shutdown is halting a critical federal food assistance program that serves 15% of Arizona’s residents, according to the latest state figures.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is allocating $1.8 million to mitigate the potential suspension of SNAP funding due to the government shutdown.

Barbara Schulz already beat cancer, but now the 67-year-old from Tucson, Arizona is preparing for another life-changing battle: surviving without her monthly SNAP, or food stamps, benefits.

Arizona and 24 other states has sued the Trump administration for "unlawfully suspending" SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.

Arizona joined a multistate lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump administration from suspending SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

The governor recognized the allocation falls far short of the $150 million in food assistance delivered to Arizona each month from the federal government.

Thousands of families across Indian Country, including in Arizona, would lose SNAP benefits as the shutdown continues, tribal leaders say.