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.
Congress failed to extend child tax credit expansion, but Murkowski says she’s open to negotiations
An expanded federal tax credit program that has paid tens of thousands of Alaska families up to $300 per child per month since July will expire...
