A Senate hearing on modernizing the state’s liquor system revealed a divide among interested parties.
A Senate hearing on modernizing the state’s liquor system revealed a divide among interested parties.
State agents think grocery stores could put them out of business, wineries worried their products would be shoved off shelves, and advocates for grocery stores pushed for full privatization.
Joe Gilliam, president of the Northwest Grocery Association, told lawmakers he thinks the proposal could violate the federal commerce clause because it would require grocery stores to prioritize Oregon distilleries.
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