Social Security benefits will get their biggest boost in decades

In South Anchorage and Girdwood state Senate race, candidates focus on crime fears Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Alaskans for Lisa Murkowski]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, October 13. In today's newsletter: - Alaska’s campaign finance regulators will hold a hearing tomorrow to determine whether Gov. Mike Dunleavy's campaign illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure group supporting his reelection bid. - Social Security recipients will get the largest cost of living adjustment in 40 years in an effort to keep up with inflation. - The body of a man who went missing on a hunting trip near Sitka this week was found beneath a cliff a day later, according to troopers. The urge to hibernate is here, and with it comes the tendency to neglect our indoor plants until the excitement of gardening returns in the spring. [Gardener Jeff Lowenfels makes the case]( for tending to plants all through the coming dark months. Your setup for winter indoor growing can be as simple as a double fluorescent shop light with a timer, or as elaborate as you want. ☀️ Anchorage weather It's sunny today with a high near 40 degrees. Friday will be at least partly sunny before snow and rain roll in over the weekend. High temperatures will bounce between the high 30s and high 40s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska campaign finance regulators set to determine if Dunleavy’s campaign illegally coordinated with an independent group]( [Alaska campaign finance regulators set to determine if Dunleavy’s campaign illegally coordinated with an independent group]( The Alaska Public Offices Commission will hold an emergency hearing Friday after two watchdog groups filed a complaint against the reelection campaign of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, and an independent expenditure group, accusing them of illegal coordination. [Read More]( [Social Security benefits will jump by 8.7% next year to keep up with inflation]( [Social Security benefits will jump by 8.7% next year to keep up with inflation]( Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news for retirees — but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by high inflation. [Read More]( [Hunter from Fairbanks found dead beneath cliff near Sitka]( [Hunter from Fairbanks found dead beneath cliff near Sitka]( A man who went missing on a hunting trip near Sitka died this week, Alaska State Troopers said. His body found beneath a cliff a day after he became separated from his hunting partner. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [In South Anchorage and Girdwood state Senate race, candidates focus on crime fears]( [In South Anchorage and Girdwood state Senate race, candidates focus on crime fears]( The three candidates running for a South Anchorage Senate seat that covers Girdwood and Whittier — Republican Sen. Roger Holland, Democratic candidate Roselynn Cacy and Republican Cathy Giessel — have made crime a top issue in the race, each with their own views and approach. (Via Alaska Beacon) [Read More]( [Scientists just discovered a new whale. Now they fear it may go extinct.]( [Scientists just discovered a new whale. Now they fear it may go extinct.]( Advocates are pushing for more protection for a genetically distinct whale species seen only in the Gulf of Mexico. There are only 50 such whales left. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Jan. 6 committee plans vote to subpoena Trump to testify]( [Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump for testimony on Capitol attack]( [Read More]( [Man drowns after driving into water while pursued by Fairbanks officers, police say]( [Man drowns after driving into water while pursued by Fairbanks officers, police say]( [Read More]( [Lathrop looks to claim second straight Division II Alaska prep football state championship]( [Lathrop looks to claim second straight Division II Alaska prep football state championship]( [Read More]( [Flavors of fall: Roasted squash and Brussels sprouts with butter-fried sage]( [Flavors of fall: Roasted squash and Brussels sprouts with butter-fried sage]( [Read More]( [Jury spares life of Florida school shooter who killed 17 students and staff members]( [Jury spares life of Florida school shooter who killed 17 students and staff members]( [Read More]( [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503