Liquor privatization defeated? Not so, says lawmaker
The latest count of election ballots show both propositions to get Washington state out of the liquor business have failed. But the issue is not going away. A new privatization proposal has surfaced in...
View ArticleDespite initiative defeat, Costco still pushing liquor privatization
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-952969.mp3Voters defeated not one, but two liquor privatization measures last fall -- one of them sponsored by Costco. But a key...
View ArticleConfidential memo outlines details of state proposal to lease liquor...
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961940.mp3Washington House Democrats are considering a plan to lease the state's liquor distribution system for $300 million cash up...
View ArticleInitiative kicks in: Bars, restaurants can buy liquor from distillers
Washington bars and restaurants will be allowed to buy liquor directly from distilleries beginning Thursday.The change stems from a voter-approved initiative to privatize liquor sales and dismantle...
View ArticlePrivate sales of liquor in Washington thrown into limbo, distillers too
A judge’s ruling on Friday has thrown the privatization of liquor sales in Washington into question and landed the state’s craft distillers in a state of limbo.A Cowlitz County judge on Friday upheld...
View ArticleWash. auctioning off liquor licenses from its soon-to-close stores
You won’t hear the gavel sound at this auction. But you may want to pay attention anyway since the fate of your neighborhood liquor store may figure in. The Washington State Liquor Control Board has...
View ArticleLiquor privatization defeated? Not so, says lawmaker
The latest count of election ballots show both propositions to get Washington state out of the liquor business have failed. But the issue is not going away. A new privatization proposal has surfaced in...
View ArticleDespite initiative defeat, Costco still pushing liquor privatization
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-952969.mp3Voters defeated not one, but two liquor privatization measures last fall -- one of them sponsored by Costco. But a key...
View ArticleConfidential memo outlines details of state proposal to lease liquor...
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961940.mp3Washington House Democrats are considering a plan to lease the state's liquor distribution system for $300 million cash up...
View ArticleInitiative kicks in: Bars, restaurants can buy liquor from distillers
Washington bars and restaurants will be allowed to buy liquor directly from distilleries beginning Thursday.The change stems from a voter-approved initiative to privatize liquor sales and dismantle...
View ArticlePrivate sales of liquor in Washington thrown into limbo, distillers too
A judge’s ruling on Friday has thrown the privatization of liquor sales in Washington into question and landed the state’s craft distillers in a state of limbo.A Cowlitz County judge on Friday upheld...
View ArticleWash. auctioning off liquor licenses from its soon-to-close stores
You won’t hear the gavel sound at this auction. But you may want to pay attention anyway since the fate of your neighborhood liquor store may figure in. The Washington State Liquor Control Board has...
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