Alaska is scrambling to clear a months-long food stamp backlog as major Medicaid changes loom
Lutheran Social Services food pantry in Spenard as photographed on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Food pantries are seeing increased pressure due to a food stamp processing backlog. (Bill Roth/DNA) A month after a major backlog in Alaska’s food stamp application processing surfaced publicly, state officials are scrambling to hire emergency workers to address delays reaching …