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N.C. sells liquor through 170 independent, political boards: What could go wrong?

August 16, 2019 · John Trump, Carolina Journal

It has begun. Or, probably more accurately, a local and statewide crusade to prevent privatization of North Carolina’s liquor business is intensifying. 

Even though legislative efforts to move toward a system of private licensure are relatively nascent, and a leader in such labors is retiring after his term ends next year, local governments are settling into their war rooms, hunching over ripped and tattered battle plans. Their strategy, built over the better part of 80 years, hasn’t much changed. 

Line up in rows and fire. 

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