the state of Alaska has turned over the personal information of roughly 70,000 Alaskans enrolled in the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.

Alaska’s Department of Health is again slipping into a backlog of food stamp applications. The news comes from state data included in a filing from the Northern Justice Project in its class ...

according to the Alaska Beacon. Gleason refused to grant stays in February after the state relapsed into another backlog of food stamp applications. State officials said they have worked through ...

More Alaskans will be able to access food stamps following lawmakers’ vote to expand eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday night. Alaska will join 42 other ...

As of this week, the backlog of Alaskans waiting for the state to process their food stamp applications is down ... comply with federal regulations — Alaska has been warned it’s at risk ...

The Alaska Beacon reports that state lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills to make systemic changes to the way the state’s food stamp program processes applications and could expand access.

About 12% of the state’s population, or 92,100 people, receive food stamps in Alaska. The average payment ... After eight, the program adds a maximum of $281 for each additional member.

Alaskans applying for food stamps for the first time will now be able to access an online application as part of an effort to improve efficiencies at the Alaska Division of Public Assistance ...

Alaska lawmakers have responded to the state’s sluggish response, as lawsuits have alleged failures in the state’s administration of the food stamps and a program that provides aid to low ...

An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp benefits, more than a year after it first fell behind in recertifying applicants. The current ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp benefits, more than a year after it first fell behind in recertifying ...

Most recently, advocates say the appeals process for denied or delayed applications is failing. Those advocates at the Alaska Legal Services Corporation are helping would-be food stamp ...