Produce is on display at a Juneau market on Oct. 9, 2024. (Courtesy/Claire Stremple,Alaska Beacon)
Produce is on display at a Juneau market on Oct. 9, 2024. (Courtesy/Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon)

Alaska’s Department of Health is again slipping into a backlog of food stamp applications.

The news comes from state data included in a filing from the Northern Justice Project in its class action lawsuit against the state. The suit asks the court to make sure the state issues food stamp benefits on time after years of chronic delays.