Problematic and inefficient: House committee reveals condition of state-run liquor monopoly - Carolina Journal
A bill up for discussion in a House committee this week went surprisingly far to reveal the convoluted mess the state-run alcohol monopoly has become. Lawmakers call House Bill 669 Distribute Alcohol Without Discrimination, although that title is vague and misleading. The bill offers a taste of the spoiling mash. Made from a set of draconian ideas dumped in a barrel more than 80 years ago. Reps. Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson; John Szoka, R-Cumberland; Jake Johnson, R-Henderson; and Ben Moss., R-Richmond, are primary sponsors. The bill, officially, is an act to prohibit discrimination and advantage...