Higher food prices in Alaska and Hawaii intensify SNAP anxiety

When Irene Edwards of Anchorage, Alaska, learned that she likely wouldn’t get all of her November food stamp benefits, she stocked up on staples like big bags of rice and dried beans. Though Edwards, 30, does not have children, she provides child care in her home, feeding two boys and a toddler on a federal benefit meant for one adult.

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