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JFAC approves Liquor Division budget with most of plan for later hours

JFAC has voted 10-9 in favor of a slightly scaled-back version of the state Liquor Division's plan to open some of its busiest stores until 9 p.m., rather than the current 7 p.m. Some members objected that the move would promote more alcohol consumption, but 10 state liquor stores already are open until 9 at least two days a week. The plan approved today is scaled back just $5,000 from the division's original plan, which would have tried out the later hours at 27 additional stores. Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, offered a proposal to fund the additional hours at only five more stores, but it failed on a 7-12 vote.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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