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The amnesty program aims to bring business owners who haven't been paying city sales tax into compliance. The new finance director estimates that the city is only getting sales tax revenue from about a fifth of businesses.
What started as a straightforward city initiative has divided council members, rankled business owners, and tested the resolve of Bethel’s first finance director in years.
‘It gave me indescribable joy’
Peltola is Yup’ik and is the first Alaska Native person in Congress. Peltola is from the Kuskokwim area, and local leaders hope that her election will bring Washington’s resources to rural Alaska.
The hit production returns three years after it first opened