liquor privatization

The grocery industry is calling it quits on a potential ballot measure that would have privatized liquor sales in Oregon. Currently, hard liquor like…

The effort to privatize liquor sales in Oregon cleared a hurdle Thursday when the state Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for initiative sponsors to gather…

The privatization of retail liquor sales in Washington state has delivered a sustained boost to the state liquor divisions in neighboring Idaho and…

A group funded by the grocery industry filed an initiative petition Wednesday that would allow Oregonians to buy liquor in most grocery stores.Currently…

Hard alcohol is much more convenient to buy in Washington these days.That was the whole point of the voter-approved initiative that shifted liquor sales…

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber says he has concerns about proposals to allow grocery stores to sell hard liquor.Oregon lawmakers will consider a bill next…

Oregon grocery store owners want to sell hard liquor, just like their counterparts in Washington do. There’s a liquor privatization initiative in the…

A Hood River distillery has the top selling brand of liquor according to sales numbers released by the state of Oregon. But other craft distillers say…

The Washington State Patrol has compiled a full year of data covering drunk driving arrests and crashes since private retailers took over liquor sales in…

As of June 1, it will be one year since grocers, big box stores and other private retailers started selling liquor in Washington state. The voter approved…