More Anchorage families are relying on food assistance

And: Industry groups oppose Alaska minimum wage ballot initiative ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, September 24. In today's newsletter: - Lengthening lines at local pantries show a [growing number of people in Anchorage are food insecure](. At the same time, the quantity of food donations hasn’t kept pace with demand. - A 23-year-old man is facing numerous charges [tied to a series of shootings]( in East Anchorage yesterday that wounded three people, including a police officer, and led to a lengthy standoff. - Several groups representing Alaska businesses [are opposed to a ballot initiative]( that would increase the state’s minimum wage and guarantee workers paid sick leave. Among Alaska’s most unlikely residents, wood frogs are the farthest north amphibian cannibals. Because insects become scarce when the fall chill sets in, wood frogs might eat their numerous, highly available sons and daughters to help them survive the winter, Alaska science writer Ned Rozell explains in [his latest column](. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy and rainy today with a high near 52 degrees. We'll see a brief break on Thursday from an otherwise rainy week, with daytime temperatures hovering in the low to mid-50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [More Anchorage residents are relying on food assistance programs →]( Anchorage residents of varying backgrounds — including auto mechanics and seasonal guides, retirees who drive Uber by night and real estate agents — say that food assistance programs have helped keep them afloat, especially over the last five years. ADVERTISEMENT [Police charge 23-year-old in East Anchorage standoff that wounded officer and 2 others →]( Anchorage police said the man is accused of shooting two strangers during a parking lot confrontation and then wounding an officer during a standoff that disrupted school activities and closed a section of Muldoon Road for hours. [Industry groups oppose Alaska minimum wage ballot initiative, but say no campaign spending is planned →]( The group supporting the ballot initiative has [reported]( raising more than $1.3 million to fund its campaign. Alaska Chamber of Commerce President Kati Capozzi said opponents did not expect to form a group that would spend money actively campaigning against it. [$200M federal grant boosts major project to upgrade Railbelt electric grid, allowing more renewables →]( [The Department of Energy grant, with matching funding, will support construction of a 38-mile transmission line across Cook Inlet.]( [Murkowski says she supports move to impeach disgraced former Alaska federal judge →]( U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she supports [an effort to impeach]( former Alaska federal judge Joshua Kindred, who [resigned in disgrace]( after an inquiry found he committed sexual misconduct, fostered a hostile workplace and lied about it to investigators. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [LaFrance adds 3 more hires to Anchorage mayor’s office →]( [In Canada’s gateway to the Arctic, fat and ice are crucial for polar bears. All three are in trouble. →]( [The latest strategy in fighting election skepticism: Radical transparency →]( [Book review: The story of husband-and-wife missionaries in Fort Yukon is told in ‘Hospital & Haven’ →]( [Meet the real grandmas behind grannycore influencers →]( [Workplace advice: Getting rid of employees in ‘one fell swoop’ by hiring freelancers →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States