Post by pavel on Feb 24, 2016 5:16:01 GMT -6
Haslam Questions Need to Put Cap on Liquor Store Ownership
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that he is unsure of the need to restore limits on liquor store ownership that existed before a new state law to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets.
The state liquor store association was a major opponent of the 2014 move to allow grocery stores to begin stocking wine this summer. And as a part of an unrelated move to allow stores to begin taking wine deliveries before July 1, the liquor stores are looking to head off competition from large retailers by seeking a two-store ownership limit.
"My gut feeling is to leave the cap off," said Haslam, whose family owns the country's largest truck stop chain.
The Senate State and Local Government committee did not debate the measure before unanimously voting to send the bill sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, to a full floor vote.
Read more: www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2016/feb/24/haslam-questions-need-to-put-cap-on-liquor-store-ownership/
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that he is unsure of the need to restore limits on liquor store ownership that existed before a new state law to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets.
The state liquor store association was a major opponent of the 2014 move to allow grocery stores to begin stocking wine this summer. And as a part of an unrelated move to allow stores to begin taking wine deliveries before July 1, the liquor stores are looking to head off competition from large retailers by seeking a two-store ownership limit.
"My gut feeling is to leave the cap off," said Haslam, whose family owns the country's largest truck stop chain.
The Senate State and Local Government committee did not debate the measure before unanimously voting to send the bill sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, to a full floor vote.
Read more: www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2016/feb/24/haslam-questions-need-to-put-cap-on-liquor-store-ownership/