On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaskans who sued the state over long wait times for food assistance are asking a federal judge to order the state to speed up processing. Ice jams from breakup on the Kuskokwim River are causing high water to inundate many lower river communities. And a bill to regulate community solar projects is moving quickly through the Alaska Legislature and appears close to becoming law.
Midday Report – May 10, 2024
![Floodwaters rise in Bethel’s Alligator Acres neighborhood on May 9, 2024.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f00e30/2147483647/strip/true/crop/880x542+0+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F6a%2Fa569e56844faaa69cf01fd934dcd%2Fdownload-2.jpeg)
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