Starting Oct. 1, the U.S. government begins a partial shutdown after Republicans and Democrats could not come to an agreement about extending the federal budget at current levels. All Senate Democrats turned down a bill hours before deadline, rejecting a plan from the Republican-controlled House.

A root of the division involves a pandemic-era provision for Americans impacting health insurance and medical bills. Currently, about 300,000 Arizonans earn too much to receive Medicaid help, but don't have affordable insurance options through work.

This group has qualified for subsidies that cut their insurance costs from the Affordable Care Act insurers since 2021. This relief stops at the end of the year unless Congress moves to extend it, and if aid ends, Arizonans face premium hikes that co

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