Tribal Administrator Sharon Williams said that five Napaskiak residents have died in alcohol-related incidents since Bethel legalized alcohol sales in 2016. That’s a little over 1 percent of the village’s total population.
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Alcohol tax revenue higher than expected in Bethel
Bethel has made more than a quarter of a million dollars from its 12 percent sales tax on alcohol since legal alcohol sales began in April.
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AC Quickstop opens Bethel’s first liquor store since ’70s
Facebook comments predict inevitable death and abuse. But no one knows what’s going to happen.
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AC Quickstop begins plans for Bethel liquor store
“We have stores in Nome. We have a liquor store in McGrath, Alaska. We have a store in King Salmon. So we understand the sensitivity in the community,” said the general manager of the business with one of Bethel’s two liquor licenses.
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