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Women may soon be the majority on the Utah alcohol commission Gov. Cox appoints Jennifer Tarazon, a communication director for AARP Utah, and Natalie Randall, a state tourism director, to the DABC board. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Customers line up for the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.   | April 23, 2021, 7:06 p.m. On Friday, Gov. Spencer Cox named two women to the sometimes controversial board that oversees liquor sal...

DABC will be majority women after Utahs governor shakes up boards and commissions Utah Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control Governor Spencer Cox visits the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Controls massive warehouse as a part of a review of the states liquor control agency. and last updated 2021-04-23 13:25:26-04 SALT LAKE CITY — Utahs Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission will be led by a majority of women under a shakeup proposed by Governor Spencer Cox. Its part of a p...

Revisiting wine clubs A new law took effect in 2020 that allows the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to buy a wine subscription on behalf of an individual. Consumers who sign up pay the wholesale cost of the product — as well as the 88% state markup — and designate the liquor store where they want to pick up the goods. So what happened to the program? When the pandemic hit, the $645,000 that was tapped to create it was rescinded, putting the highly anticipated buying option on ...

Utahs liquor control commission vents at legislature over lack of bar licenses For months now, Utahs powerful liquor control commission has grumbled about a lack of coveted bar licenses to hand out to businesses who wait months in line. and last updated 2020-12-22 19:48:54-05 SALT LAKE CITY — For months now, Utahs powerful liquor control commission has grumbled about a lack of coveted bar licenses to hand out to businesses who wait months in line. On Tuesday, Utah Department of Alcoholic B...