Editorial “Retaining control of state stores” opines:
“State Senate Bill 1287 would modernize the state Liquor Control Board and generate an estimated $75 million in new revenue for the state, according to the bill’s backers….
“State-owned liquor stores are more accountable to the public than privately owned stores. For example, state stores do a better job of preventing sales to minors. They also are more likely to operate in underserved areas of the late.
“Privately owned liquor stores, meanwhile, are driven by one thing: profit. If that means a 24-hour liquor store on every street corner, so be it. Maybe not right away, but at some point as their influence grows.”…
WATCHDOG: A wag of the tail. By and large, State Stores are well managed and reasonably well stocked. The employees are especially helpful.
