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Liquor Control Board Executive Openly Opposes Initiative 1100 – Citizen Files Ethics Complaint

The Initiative 1100 battle is still running hot and heavy. The animus shown by both parties, for each other, is thick. We have discussed it a few times, here on our blog. Recently, the Liquor Control Board (LCB) has been vocal about its disdain for the proposed Initiative.  The Washington Wine Institute hosted Washington Liquor [...]

WA Brewers Guild Sour on Initiative 1100 – But Is It Just Fear?

***This article was originally published on BeerBlotter.com, a Seattle based beer blog where I regularly provide commentary on beer law.***   I want to take a quick moment and point to Seattle Beer News‘ latest article on Initiative 1100, the proposed bill to privatize liquor sales and deregulate alcohol sales in the State of Washington. [...]

Modernize Washington: Seattle Public Interest Group Takes Aim at Washington Liquor Monopoly

The recent initiative to privatize liquor sales in the State of Washington is picking up steam. Though this is not about beer, there are many in the beer industry who are probably interested in a major change in alcoholic beverage regulation in our fine state. Initiative 1100 is the proposed legislation. The group behind this [...]