LaBonte had come under a state ethics probe earlier this year related to the city’s use of a design company she and her husband own to make signs during the coronavirus pandemic. The state found LaBonte should have informed the city of a potential conflict of interest in writing ahead of any transaction with Cannon Beach Design Co. LaBonte was fined $1,000. City Manager Bruce St. Denis has called the violation a technicality.
The IRS has issued $10 billion in tax refunds on unemployment benefits. Here’s why another break is unlikely next year
The IRS began issuing another 1.5 million tax refunds this week to people who received unemployment benefits in 2020. That adds to the nearly 9 million refunds, worth...
