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A new lawsuit over Alaska's Medicaid backlog asks a judge to order faster processing

As of last month, more than 15,000 Alaskans had Medicaid applications awaiting approval by the Division of Public Assistance.

Alaska lawmakers expand food stamp program with goal of preventing hunger, application backlogs

Alaska lawmakers expand food stamp program with goal of preventing hunger, application backlogs • Alaska Beacon

Alaska will join 42 other states in using an approach intended to streamline applications for the food stamp program.

Alaskans suing state over food assistance delays ask judge to order faster application processing

Republican lawmakers shut down legislative hearing about deaths in Alaska prisons

A presentation about a jump in the number of inmate deaths in state custody that included proposals for solutions was abruptly canceled in an Alaska legislative committee on Tuesday morning.