@ProPublica reporter in the Southwest (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada) Tips: nicole.santa.cruz@propublica.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3mtz5edwxh22wThe number of people receiving SNAP has fallen to its lowest point in nearly two decades in only 10 months: [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz5edwxh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3moilkfmegs2eThe number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 776,000 after Trump changes to the program: https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps17 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moilkfmegs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3mj3ac6vdr22vNearly half of Arizona's SNAP participants have lost their benefits since the implementation of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The decline (47%) is among the steepest in the nation, according to a new analysis from the @centeronbudget.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation09 Apr 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ac6vdr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3lwhi6eb6b22zAs federal authorities sweep homeless encampments in D.C. , I want to resurface the reporting we @propublica.org did last year on the possessions people lose, which include the things they need to survive: https://projects.propublica.org/homeless-encampment-sweeps-taken-belongings/15 Aug 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhi6eb6b22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3lsafql4uvk2nSuper relevant: [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsafql4uvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3lrqts6uvgk23ICYMI, Latest w/@davebiscobing15.bsky.social‬: Arizona's largest county frequently pursues the death penalty. It rarely secures that sentence: https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-death-penalty-arizona16 Jun 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqts6uvgk23https://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3lpwhyo4ni22hMy latest: DOJ abandons effort to address Phoenix's treatment of homeless people https://www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-police-homelessness-doj24 May 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwhyo4ni22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolesantacruz.bsky.social/post/3lhnbfafamc24Dog literally sinking into the couch08 Feb 2025 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:r3zic5bzzi2d4f65cexcn7nf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnbfafamc24