State Control Archive

• Scotland charity warning on alcohol policy (January 2012)
• Qatar, unveiling tensions, suspends sale of alcohol (January 2012)
• Ireland: Parties support minimum pricing for drink (January 2011)
• New Zealand: Critical survey on alcohol reforms suppressed (December 2011)
• Kenya: Mututho calls for liquor ban (September 2011)
• Finland study urges ban on strong beers in stores (September 2011)
• New Zealand government considers further alcohol regulations (August 2011)
• India: Maha Raises Drinking Age to 25 Years (June 2011)
• Ontario to Relax Liquor Laws by Summer (May 2011) 

• Job Loss, Creation Fuels Debate on Alcohol Sales (January 2011)

Massachusetts

• Alcohol Sales Tax Lifted in Massachusetts (January 2011)
• Big Alcohol Buys Sales Tax Repeal in Massachusetts (November 2010)

New York

• New York: State Legislature Says No to Wine in Grocery Stores (August 2010)

North Carolina

• Privatizing North Carolina ABC Stores Not So Simple (January 2011)
• Sobering Reality: North Carolina May Privatize Booze Retail (January 2011)
• Religious Group Lobbies Against Privatizing Liquor·(January 2011)
• Statesville Leaders Vote Against Privatizing ABC (January 2011)
• Don't Privatize the ABC System (December 2010)
• County ABC Chairman Vows to Fight Privatization (December 2010)
• Should North Carolina's ABC Stores Go Private? (December 2010)
• North Carolina: City Council Says Alcohol Control System Fine (December 2010)

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania: House uncorks liquor privatization debate (November 2011)
• Young says Pennsylvania PFM Report should 'end farce' of privatization (October 2011)
• Prospect of selling off Pennsylvania's liquor stores cools (October 2011)
• Pennsylvania State Representative: Selling liquor stores won't benefit state (September 2011)
• Pennsylvania auditor slams plan to sell state liquor stores (September 2011)
• State Store Managers Union Denounces Liquor Vending Machines (April 2011)
• Hard Liquor Coming Soon to Vending Machines at Supermarkets (April 2011) 
• Democrats Doubt Liquor Stores Will be Sold to Private Sector (April 2011)
• Public Is Not Best Served By Privatization (April 2011)
• LCB Privatization Foes Unleash New Tool In Debate (April 2011) 
• Privatizing State Stores Dangerous, Fiscally Irresponsible (April 2011)

• Pennsylvania Liquor Store Backers Plead Case (March 2011)
• Consultant Hired to Study Liquor Stores (March 2011)
• Corbett Pushes Privatization of Pennsylvania Liquor Stores (March 2011)
• LCB Offers Modernizing Ideas to Counter Privatization (March 2011)
• Privatizing State Stores Will Increase Problems (March 2011)
• Privatizing State Stores Would Jeopardize the Public Good (March 2011)
• Corbett Proposes Panel to Study Privatizing LCB (March 2011)
• Foes of Privatizing State Stores Build Their Campaign (March 2011)
• Pennsylvania Dems Resist Push to Privatize Liquor, Wine (February 2011)
• Pennsylvania Senators Hear Liquor Privatization Arguments (February 2011)
• Value of State Controlled Liquor Sales Sharply Debated (February 2011)
• Kevin Murphy: Selling Liquor Stores Won't Benefit State (February 2011)
• Corbett Hints at More Privatization to Balance the Books (February 2011)
• Public Hearings to Start on State Liquor Stores (February 2011)
• No Need to Privatize Liquor Stores (February 2011)
• Former LCB Officials: Liquor Store Privatizations Complex (January 2011)
• Union for State Liquor Store Workers Fights Privatization (January 2011)
• Privatizing Could Help Budget, But True Costs Unknown (January 2011)
• State Stores Won't Fix the Budget (January 2011)
• Rendell Offers Liquor Sale Views (January 2011)
• A Push to Privatize Pennsylvania Liquor Stores (December 2010)
• LCB's Epic Run Might be Near End (December 2010)·
• Pennsylvania: Corbett Faces Tough Sell in Privatizing State Stores (November 2010)
• Pennsylvania: Commentary on State Store Privatization (July 2010)

Utah

• Utah Could Lose Tax Dollars Through Liquor Privatization (August 2010)

Virginia

• Tea Party Groups Endorse Liquor Privatization (January 2011)
• Virginia's Current ABC System Doesn't Need to be 'Fixed' (January 2011)
• Democrats to Introduce McDonnell's Liquor Bill in House·(January 2011)
• Research Adds Twist to Virginia Liquor Debate (January 2011)
• McDonnell Says ABC Bill Has House Sponsor ·(January 2011)
• McDonnell Releases New ABC Proposal (January 2011)
• McDonnell Proposal Would Privatize Virginia Liquor Stores (January 2011)
• Second Time the Charm for Liquor Plan? (January 2011)
• The ABC's of Liquor Privatization (December 2010)
• Group Says Virginia ABC Effort Driven by Alcohol Industry (September 2010)
• Critics See More Problems with ABC Privatization (September 2010)
• Virginia Ponders Losing ABC Stores; Studies Conflict on Privatizing (September 2010)
• Studies Find State Control of Alcohol Protects Public Health (September 2010)
• Virginia Governor McDonnell's Postulations on Privatization (August 2010)

Washington

• Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws in Washington State (January 2012)
• Costco perspective: $19M well spent (December 2011)
• Washington State: 2nd lawsuit filed vs. Costco's liquor plan (December 2011)
• Litigation files in Washington State challenging recently passed I-1183 (December 2011)
• Small wine shops feel shut out with passage of Initiative 1183 (November 2011)
• Washington State: Liquor and long-term care initiatives leading in new poll (October 2011)
• Washington: We're better off without I-1183's liquor privatization (October 2011)
• Multiple liquor ideas only serving to confuse the voters (October 2011)
• Cash haul in Washington liquor initiative battle tops $18 million (October 2011)
• Costco pours another $3 million into liquor initiative (October 2011)
• 2 bidders want to control Washington State liquor distribution (October 2011)

• Washington State: Liquor initiative creates far more problems than it solves (September 2011)
• Washington State Poll: Costco liquor privatization initiative loses ground (September 2011)
• Washington State: First responder sees deadly effects of alcohol, opposes liquor initiative (September 2011)
• Olympia, Washington grapples with liquor, money and minutia (August 2011)
• New poll shows Washington State voters split on liquor, tolling initiatives (August 2011)
• Washington group gives $3.6 million to fight liquor change (August 2011) 

• Liquor Bill Gets Hearing (May 2011)
• Gregoire: Liquor Privatization Proposals 'Don't Pan Out' (April 2011)
• CDC to States: Don't Privatize Alcohol Sales (April 2011)
• Liquor Plan Could be Short-term Fix, Long-term Problem (April 2011)
• Gregoire Leery of House Liquor Privatization Idea (April 2011)

• Foes: Costco Liquor Privatization Bad for State (April 2011)
• Would Private Liquor Distribution Make State Money? (April 2011)
• Details of Liquor Privatization Proposal Leaking Out (April 2011)
• Treasurer, Bars Balk at Liquor Privatization Plan (April 2011)
• Democrats Reveal Plan to Fill $5.1 Billion Hole (April 2011)
• State Making Sensible Changes in How it Handles Liquor Sales (March 2011)
• New Washington Liquor Privatization Initiative Filed (March 2011)
• Proposal: $300 Million for Right to Run State Liquor Warehouse (March 2011)
• Despite Initiative Defeat, Costco Still Pushing Liquor Privatization (February 2011)
• Liquor Privatization Referendum Introduced (January 2011)
• Debate Over Liquor Sales Far From Over (December 2010)
• Perhaps 'No' Really Meant 'No' on Liquor Sales (December 2010)
• Washington Liquor Privatization: Voters Delivered a Clear Message·(December 2010)
• Privatizing Alcohol Sales Could Cost Washington State $500M (August 2010)
• Retailer Coalitions Rising to Support Privatization in Two Control States (July 2010)
• Washington: Distiller: Privatized Booze Sales Won't Mean Lower Prices (July 2010)
• Costco Infuses Alcohol Initiative with More Cash (June 2010)
• Costco and Liquor: Good or Bad for Washington? (June 2010)
• Costco Using Employees To Take Control of Spirits in Washington (June 2010)