As a condition for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers in Congress are demanding tougher work requirements for federal aid programs, including Medicaid and SNAP. We believe this is a dramatic step in the wrong direction. …
Read More →This article was originally published in Alaska Native News. Read it here. (Anchorage, AK) – The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health (“DOH”) have reached a preliminary agreement to put litigation…
Read More →NOTE: This is a joint press release between The State of Alaska, NCLEJ, and Northern Justice Project. May 2, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →Contact for questions and comments:Jordan Berger, NCLEJ Skadden Fellow, berger@nclej.org, 646-680-8906Saima Akhtar, Senior Attorney, akhtar@nclej.org, 646-558-6152Linda Hassberg, Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center, lhassberg@empirejustice.org, 631-533-5272 Suffolk County, NY — A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York…
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