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News from May 2023

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Parties Reach Agreement to Put SNAP Backlog Case On Hold Pending Health Department Efforts

By Last Frontier News Report | May 4, 2023

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health (“DOH”) have reached a preliminary agreement to put litigation on hold temporarily while the Division of Public Assistance continues its efforts to clear the backlog in food stamp application processing

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National Day of Prayer

By Last Frontier News Report | May 4, 2023

WHEREAS, in 1952, a joint resolution by Congress declared an annual day of prayer, and in 1988, the law was amended to permanently set the day as the first Thursday in May each year

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Total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Alaska increases in 2021

By Last Frontier News | May 3, 2023

There were 81,718 total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Alaska in 2021.

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Patrick Marsh Convicted of 2019 Fairbanks Murder

By Last Frontier News Report | May 3, 2023

On May 1, 2023, a Fairbanks jury returned a guilty verdict for murder in the first degree against Patrick Marsh, 29, for the May 12, 2019 murder of Trisha Pearson

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End of life: Alaska deaths during week ending April 15 did not exceed death expectancy

By Last Frontier News | May 2, 2023

Alaska's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Agriculture Day

By Last Frontier News Report | May 2, 2023

WHEREAS, from farmers feeding the miners of the 1800s gold rush to feeding the settlers of the Tanana Valley, Alaskan agricultural frontiersman have been instrumental in the development of sustainable Alaskan communities

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Alaska ranks 50th in total retired beneficiaries in 2021

By Last Frontier News | May 1, 2023

There were 81,718 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Alaska in 2021, ranking it 50th in the United States, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Alaska ranked 51st in total OASDI disabled workers in 2021

By Last Frontier News | May 1, 2023

There were 11,023 total OASDI disabled workers Alaska in 2021, ranking it 51st in the United States.

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There were 158 Alaska business licenses issued to out of state businesses during April 2023

By Last Frontier News | May 1, 2023

There were 158 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during April 2023, according to Alaska's Department of Commerce.