In southeastern Arizona, the continuing political divisiveness around the Trump administration’s signature construction project has pitted rancher against rancher and neighbor against neighbor in a state that a Democratic presidential candidate narrowly carried for the first time in decades.

Though Mr. Biden won the state, making him only the second Democrat presidential candidate to do so since 1948, he did so with the thinnest of margins, receiving roughly 11,000 votes or 0.3 percentage points more than Mr. Trump.

The 48-minute recording begins with devotions by Bishop Deborah Hutterer, followed by a personal story and remarks by Rev. Cho, then a Q&A section featuring both pre-submitted and impromptu questions by representatives from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Gov. Doug Ducey took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to announce the State of Arizona has enrolled hundreds of providers who are ready to administer a coronavirus vaccine. According to Gov. Ducey, Arizona should expect doses on the ground in mid to late December.

Voters in precincts on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in northeastern Arizona cast nearly 60,000 ballots in the Nov. 3 election, compared with just under 42,500 in 2016. Biden won Arizona by about 10,500 votes, according to unofficial results.

A range of coronavirus relief programs expire Dec. 31, and it's time to prepare for life without them.

Our voices are needed now more than ever in urging Congress to complete the bi-partisan negotiations to address COVID-19 before the holidays and congressional adjournment.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated in September that the number of people enrolled in Medicaid expansion will grow to 13.7 million people in 2021. The Urban Institute in an Oct. 15 report suggested that overturning the ACA would result in at least a 90 percent increase in the uninsured population for 25 of the expansion states.

President-elect Joe Biden is facing calls from anti-hunger groups to roll back some of the signature initiatives of the Trump administration, namely regulatory policies aimed at reducing the number of Americans eligible for food assistance.

On average, SNAP households received about $246 a month in fiscal year 2020, FRAC research shows. The average SNAP benefit per person was about $125 per month, which works out to about $1.39 per person per meal.

Pastors and faith leaders across the country are asked urgently to sign a letter to congressional leaders seeking for a COVID-19 relief package.

The presentations by Dr. Ryan Cumming of ELCA World Hunger and Ms. Angie Rogers of Arizona Food Bank Network for the LAMA Summit on November 7 were excellent ~ well worth viewing!

Arizona voters approved a ballot measure this week that will make the state’s tax code more equitable while raising hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue for schools. Two other sound, high-profile ballot measures — in Illinois and California — either failed or remain too close to call, but the Arizona victory joins New Jersey’s new “millionaires’ tax” as an example of equitable, antiracist fiscal policy that other states should follow.

Are you thinking about the messaging for election day and beyond, and wrestling with what is the right thing to say? These talking points Voting Rights Lab is a useful resource.

You’ve done your part. You voted. You made sure your voice was heard. You care about your democracy and it shows. Your action alert for today is to breathe. Pray for our nation. Pray for healing and hope, and rejoice in God’s goodness. Reflect on your many blessings.

Have you taken the pledge and shared your voting commitments to reach out to family and friends and even your faith community?