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.

February 27, 2026. The Inside Scoop is a monthly Hunger Advocacy newsletter by Jessica Herbert of the Arizona Food Bank Network.

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 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!

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.

RTS Action Alerts! Click to read the bills we’re watching related to food insecurity in Arizona. These bills are being heard this week ~ we urge you to activate your faith in love today!

RTS ALERT: HB2206 & SB1333 ~ SNAP Error Rate Forensic Audit. Act before hearing on February 4 at 9:00 am! Click for Lutheran talking points.

RTS ALERT: HB2682 ~ Appropriation for rental assistance program. Act before hearing on February 3!

Join Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN), friends and colleagues from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm to learn how food banks and policymakers are working together to fight hunger across Arizona. Register today!

Ten years ago, Arizona modernized its Request to Speak program at the state capitol, allowing thousands of people to weigh in and address the Legislature. From Arizona Capitol Times.

Is Arizona’s $67 M Balance sufficient to address $1.1 B of H.R. 1 tax impacts? What about SNAP cuts? Read key indicators by Arizona Food Bank Network (AzFBN) and Arizona Food Systems Network (AzFSN) and how it will likely affect the upcoming state legislative session.

We need your help! Volunteer to be your district’s coordinator for Lutheran Day at the Legislature this year! Read what’s involved here.

Register today! Lutheran Day at the Legislature 2026 is Monday, February 23. Rally, meet with legislators, tour, introductions in both chamber galleries, breakfast and lunch ~ what a day!

Supporting public healthcare measures like Prop 409 that ensure access for the low-income, uninsured, and underserved is one specific way we can live out our biblical call to justice and mercy.

Arizona is home to the global food bank movement, but federal cuts could strain its limits. Read this excellent article by Nicole Ludden and Hank Stephenson, reprinted with permission from the Arizona Agenda.

From Arizona Agenda: Which state lawmaker had the most bills signed into law last year? Who was the top bill-slinging Democrat? Who had the most vetoes?

Arizona’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget passed on Friday and was signed by Governor Hobbs on Saturday, and it includes $3.8 million for Reduced Price school meals and a one-time, $2 million appropriation for Double Up Food Bucks!

This Arizona legislative recap is from LAMA’s partners at Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW) dated May 1, with updated bill info as of May 6.