A NCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - All SNAP participants in Alaska will be able to buy hot foods with their benefits through Dec. 20 ...

The state is making efforts to reduce the backlog, but as of November, 3,854 SNAP applicants were still waiting longer than ...

A backlog of food stamps that began in August has left thousands of people in Alaska struggling for months. The government’s delay of food benefits has exacerbated a preexisting hunger crisis worsened ...

With Alaska importing nearly 95 percent of its food, university researchers are racing to develop new grain varieties that ...

Officials say the state never used the $5 million per week it set aside to keep people from waiting for food benefits because ...

The introduction of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Alaska has covered the needs of the particular state because it is characterized by the increased benefit levels and alternative ...

From spruce tip ice cream to pepper steak and king crab, these Alaska spots have one signature plate locals insist you order first.

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 waiting for ...

When people talk about Alaska’s reliance on imported food, they nearly always cite the same number: 95%. “I think it is a very useful thing to just note that it is made up,” said Rachel Lord, policy ...

In Alaska, about 12% of the state’s population, or 92,100 people, receive food stamps. The average payment per Alaskan household member per month is $271. In the Last Frontier State, households are ...

Around 92,100 people, or 12% of the state’s population, receive food stamps in Alaska, and the average payment per Alaskan household member per month is $271. In Alaska, households are split into ...

Following a request by state legislators and similar action by other states, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday declared a 30-day state of disaster that allows the state to temporarily fund federal ...