PoliticsUS midterms: Food stamp crisis becomes a key campaign issue in Arizona

Arizona, a battleground state in the US midterms, is at the heart of a sweeping overhaul of the country’s social safety net. Since President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law passed last year, about half of the state’s food stamp recipients have lost benefits—the steepest decline nationwide. Officials acknowledge some may still qualify, while errors have worsened food insecurity and pushed the issue onto the campaign trail.