Category: In the News

‘People are suffering’: Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

By Mark Thiessen and Becky Bohrer. April 23, 2023 This article was originally published by the Associated Press. Read it here. EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for…

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NYC Server Says Applebee’s Operator Favors White Workers

This article was originally published in law360. Read it here. By Caleb Drickey Law360 (April 6, 2023, 6:44 PM EDT) — A Black server at a South Bronx Applebee’s franchise accused the New York restaurateurs of discriminating against…

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Federal lawsuit over Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center adds two new plaintiffs

The lawsuit alleges that the state’s overburdened call center deprives eligible Missourians of federal food aid This article was originally published in the Missouri Independent. Read it here. For more than three months, Denise Davis waited to receive…

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Alaska’s unprecedented food stamp backlog is taking a harsh toll on rural communities

This article was originally published in Anchorage Daily News. Read it here. It’s been nearly six months since the Alaska Division of Public Assistance first began to fall behind on processing federal food stamp applications, leaving thousands of Alaskans still…

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Thousands of Alaskans are still waiting for food stamps as state scrambles for solutions

This article was originally published in KTOO. Read it here. After a months-long wait, thousands of Alaskans have gotten their food stamps. But thousands more are still waiting.  MaryRuth Moore of Soldotna reapplied for herself and her four…

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Lawyers want to question 5 Buffalo cops who ticketed minority drivers the most

This article was originally published in Buffalo News. Read it here. Buffalo police officer active in the Strike Force unit that patrolled minority neighborhoods wrote almost 12,000 traffic tickets over an eight-year period. More than 70% of them went…

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Lawsuit: Aggressive ticketing of Black drivers

Data obtained via a civil rights lawsuit making its way through federal court shows a half-dozen Buffalo cops issued an disproportionate number of traffic tickets to Black motorists. By Geoff Kelly This article was originally published in InvestigativePost….

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‘Hungry, frustrated and unheard’: With food stamp backlog, Alaska parent struggles to feed son

A state leader cites multiple reasons for the growth of the backlog, which has no clear end in site This article was originally published in Alaska Beacon. Read it here. The last time Palmer resident Jessica Clayton received…

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Lawsuit says Alaska Department of Health exposed thousands to hunger risk by not giving food aid

By Lisa Phu This story was originally published in Alaska Beacon. Read it here. Ten Alaskans are suing the state, saying it failed to provide food stamps within the time frames required by federal law. The complaint was filed Friday in…

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Another Voice: Deadly blizzard urgently demands that elected officials reimagine safety in Buffalo

This article was originally published in The Buffalo News. Read it here. As of Jan. 2, 2023, at least 39 people in Erie County, the majority of whom are Black, have lost their lives in the deadliest blizzard…

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