"It took too long for the administration to accept the reality that its 2021 budget cut, which eliminated dozens of jobs at the Division of Public Assistance, had a real cost to the public. The people who paid the price were low-income Alaskans who were told to wait, we’ll get to your application as soon as we can.

It took too long for the Department of Health to confront the backlog and make fixing it a priority.

And it took too long for the administration to step up with immediate help for hungry families, particularly in rural communities, who have been waiting months for their food stamp benefits.

It’s too much to ask of people who are hungry to have any patience left."
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https://www.adn.com/opinions/2023/03/18/opinion-alaskas-food-stamp-fiasco-shows-how-small-cuts-can-have-big-impacts/