Initiative 1183 backers sue liquor control board, say new private sales rules are “anti-competitive”
Filed on 22. Jun, 2012 in News & Features
A coalition of grocers and restaurant owners backing Initiative 1183 filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court June 22, challenging the rules the Washington State Liquor Control Board has adopted as it implements the voter-approved measure to privatize liquor sales throughout the state. The coalition included the Washington Restaurant Association, the Northwest Grocery Association [...]
Port commission approves ballot resolution on expansion, but won’t let voters decide at-large question
Filed on 19. Jun, 2012 in News & Features
Whatcom County voters will decide in November if the three-member Port of Bellingham commission should add two new elected seats. Port commissioners voted 3-0 during their June 19 meeting to place the resolution on the ballot. However, a second resolution, which would’ve allowed voters to decide if the seats should be elected at large, was [...]
Port splits commission expansion measure into two pieces, commissioners to vote June 19
Filed on 15. Jun, 2012 in Events, News & Features
After hearing that a proposed ballot measure to increase the Port of Bellingham commission from three members to five could potentially violate state election rules (read more here), port commissioners will vote June 19 on separate resolutions that split the measure into two parts, according to an agenda released Friday, June 15. In response to [...]
