Washington: Privatization of liquor sales may go to voters
A move to privatize liquor sales got no traction in the Legislature this year, but voters might get a chance to change the law on their own. State elections officials expect two initiatives related to liquor sales to be filed Friday, according to David Ammons, a spokesman in the Secretary of State’s office. The sponsors of the initiatives are not yet known. But a representative of a grocery industry group said Thursday that her organization has been contacted about a possible ballot measure to get liquor sales out of state hands and into private stores.