Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which was leading 58% to 42 ...

When booking a hotel, it is useful to know who typically stays there. But why single out the homeless? Arizona Republican Sen. John Kavanagh says that’s because data show 38% of those who’re homeless ...

A new report released by the Arizona Commission on Homelessness and Housing (ACHH) — created by Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010 — and Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy gives a ...

PHOENIX — From their modest apartment buildings alongside a block-long strip of gravel and scrub grass, the residents can see the tents and tarps and empty Mountain Dew bottles, hear the late-night ...

(The Center Square) – Arizonans have passed a law that would allow both commercial and residential property owners to be eligible for a tax refund if they can provide proof that the city failed to ...

(The Center Square) - Reports on homelessness in Arizona suggest policymakers should approach homelessness in a different way. Common Sense Institute Arizona, a nonpartisan research organization ...

(The Center Square) – A new report from the Common Sense Institute of Arizona determines that spending on homelessness in the Grand Canyon State is roughly $1 billion. The think tank analyzed data ...

WASHINGTON — Even though the number of homeless children in the state fell last year, Arizona still had one of the highest rates in the nation, with 62,616 such kids in 2013, a new report says. That ...

PHOENIX — Arizona spends $1 billion annually on homelessness in the state, according to a non-partisan research organization. The recently released report from Common Sense Institute Arizona can be ...

HB 2803 aims to stop cities from paying hotels to house homeless people in Arizona. Homeless advocates say this program, however, helps people get back on their feet before being homeless and the ...

Homeless Tempe, Ariz., man found a bag containing cash and a computer. Nov. 19, 2010— -- When a homeless Arizona man found a backpack containing thousands of dollars in cash, he could have seen ...

Republican Sen. John Kavanagh's legislation requiring hotels to post warnings about homeless guests is on the governor's desk. Kavanagh cited data on substance abuse among the homeless to justify the ...