Both Alaska U.S. senators helped pass a bill to fund much of the government. Now it’s the House’s turn. The funding lapse could last as little as one weekday.
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Alaska didn’t use $5M set aside to fund SNAP during the shutdown even though benefits were late
Officials say the state never used the funds it set aside to keep people from waiting for food benefits because the state’s system had to be reconfigured to use state money.
Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown
The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.
Alaska’s furloughed feds take on ‘lemonade’ projects amid stress and uncertainty
Despite fear of retribution, some are speaking out. “I might as well go down swinging,” one says.
The government shutdown is delaying heating assistance funds for low-income Alaska families
The program subsidizes energy bills for about 50,000 Alaskans, many of whom live in rural and tribal communities.
Juneau residents left in limbo as SNAP battle continues at national level
Thousands of Juneau residents will be in limbo as of Saturday, when SNAP benefits officially become a victim of the political battle between Congress, the Trump administration and the federal courts.