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• Washington liquor store licenses auctioned

  April 23, 2012 in News, City, Region OLYMPIA — The rights to operate Washington’s state-owned liquor stores have all been auctioned off, at prices ranging from about $750,000 for a store in Tacoma to just under $50,000 … 13

• Eye on Boise: Panel finishes agency budgets

  March 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Legislative budget writers have now set all state agency budgets for next year, finishing their work by setting the Medicaid budget on Friday. In total, the Joint Finance-Appropriations … 2

• Policy denying restaurants a liquor license absurd

  March 24, 2007 in City on Page B1 The sign is big and bold and black and white, and it reads: “Beer, wine, cigarettes, grocery.” I am standing outside Hai’s market on South Perry Street. The windows are …