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How to host a Candidate Forum in your congregation
A well-planned, strictly nonpartisan candidate forum can help congregations and their neighbors ask meaningful questions, compare candidates fairly and practice faithful civic engagement.
Arizona’s 2026 Candidates: Find the Campaign Contact Information You Need
Download LAMA’s 2026 candidate contact list to connect with those seeking public office, ask meaningful questions and begin building relationships grounded in faithful, nonpartisan advocacy.
A Legislative Scorecard Can Help Us Ask Better Questions
The Arizona Center for Economic Progress’ 2026 legislative scorecard offers LAMA advocates one policy-focused tool for reviewing how lawmakers voted on issues affecting education, economic security, taxes, and the well-being of Arizona neighbors.
Arizona’s State Budget Is a Moral Document
Arizona’s final FY2027 budget preserves some important investments in housing, homelessness services, and agency capacity, but falls short of broader proposals to strengthen education, affordability, heat response, and support for vulnerable neighbors across the state.
Thank You, LAMA Advocates: Hunger Relief Wins in Arizona’s FY2027 Budget
Thanks to the faithful advocacy of LAMA supporters and partners, Arizona’s FY2027 budget includes meaningful investments in food banks, summer grocery benefits, and fresh produce access for neighbors facing hunger.
LSS-SW Advocacy Update: Arizona Budget and What Advocates Should Know About Housing, AHCCCS, ESAs, and the 2026 Election
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest’s latest advocacy update highlights what Arizona faith advocates should know about the newly passed state budget, ESA voucher ballot measures, AHCCCS funding, housing and homelessness programs, and the 2026 election calendar.
Who’s Running Where? Arizona’s 2026 Candidate List Is Already Worth Watching
Arizona’s 2026 candidate list (265 to date!) is already filling out across statewide, congressional, and legislative races, making this a good time to learn who is running in your district and start asking how they will serve the common good.
LSS-SW Advocacy Update: Budget talks, housing needs, Medicaid protection, and ballot measures to watch
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest’s advocacy newsletter highlights Arizona’s ongoing budget negotiations, urgent housing affordability concerns, the need to protect Medicaid/AHCCCS, and upcoming ballot propositions affecting food taxes, public safety, and transportation funding.
Arizona Budget Standoff: What’s at Stake for Families, Schools, and Vulnerable Communities
As Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature clash over the state budget, the outcome will shape funding for schools, food assistance, health care access, child care, tax relief, water policy, and the safety net that vulnerable Arizonans depend on.
Advocacy Update from Arizona Food Bank Network
April 27, 2026. Today’s newsletter warns that steep losses in SNAP and AHCCCS coverage, coupled with state budget pressures and looming Farm Bill decisions, are raising urgent concerns about hunger and health insecurity while making advocacy and the 2026 elections especially consequential.
Update on AZ Bills LAMA Tracked
While we wait for the Arizona State Legislature to complete the budget and confirm appropriations, we thought you might like to see what happened to the bills LAMA has been monitoring this session on Hunger, Healthcare, Voting and Housing.
Advocacy Update from Arizona Food Bank Network
March 20, 2026. Today’s newsletter highlights RTS Alert opposing an amendment to HB2728. The Inside Scoop is a monthly Hunger Advocacy newsletter by Jessica Herbert of the Arizona Food Bank Network.
RTS Action Alert: Health Care Bills
RTS Action Alerts! Click to read the bills we’re watching related to Health Care in Arizona. One bill of concern, HCR2056, the “Right to Refuse” Constitutional Amendment, has hearing Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 am.
RTS Action Alert: Voting Bills
RTS Action Alerts! Click to read the bills we’re watching related to Civic Engagement and Voting Arizona. These bills are moving, several are being heard Wednesday, March 18.
Advocacy Update from Arizona Food Bank Network
February 27, 2026. The Inside Scoop is a monthly Hunger Advocacy newsletter by Jessica Herbert of the Arizona Food Bank Network.
2026 Lutheran Day at the Legislature Recap
Read our recap of the 2026 Lutheran Day at the Legislature! Includes link to all photos taken. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who, following the example of Jesus, advocated for justice for all God’s people.
RTS Action Alert: Healthcare 2026
RTS Action Alerts! Click to read the bills we’re watching related to healthcare in Arizona. These bills are moving through the legislature now, it’s nearly crossover week!
Grand Canyon Synod Grant awarded to LAMA
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) is the proud and grateful recipient of a Grand Canyon Synod (GCS) grant in the amount of $3,885, for a one-year subscription to Skywolf, a legislative bill tracking software.