PHOENIX — A recent audit found that the Arizona Department of Economic Security delayed launching a new unemployment portal by one year because of several issues. The department has been under ...

Around half of the Arizona families who received SNAP benefits last year no longer receive those benefits.

More Arizona families are going without SNAP benefits, as changes to the food assistance program continue to be felt by ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Economic Security had to cut staffing this past summer due to federal funding cuts, and it is now creating a backlog of applications for SNAP benefits. A ...

Arizonans are facing significant delays and long wait times when seeking food stamp benefits from the state's Department of Economic Security. The agency attributes the backlog to a federal government ...

Technology is powering business process transformation in Arizona’s child-care program, and now officials are on the path to integrate AI into human services. The Arizona Department of Economic ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (AZDES) announced that it cannot disburse November nutrition assistance (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, following ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state ...

PHOENIX — Arizonans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could see their long-awaited aid as early as Friday, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) ...

Reports show hiring numbers are slowing nationwide, but the Arizona Department of Economic Security is leading programs to help people from any background find jobs. One of their programs specifically ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Economic Security had to cut staffing this past summer due to federal funding cuts, and it is now creating a backlog of applications for SNAP benefits. A ...