Arizona’s Brewer Restores Welfare Cut by U.S. Shutdown
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered welfare officials to use state funds to restore assistance to thousands of families who lost the aid because of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government last week.
Arizona’s Economic Security Department stopped providing cash under the federally funded Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program on Oct. 3, Tasya Peterson, a spokeswoman, said by e-mail. Arizona was the first state to halt payments, which affected about 3,200 families.