Per a News & Observer report, the chairman of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABC) Jon Williams expects a debate on whether to privatize liquor sales in our state. The Commission continues to assess what the system is worth. Recently, ethics issues within the state’s archaic liquor distribution system have arisen in Greensboro, New [...]
- 2Jul27
Governor Perdue Has Right Idea
Dare I say that Governor Perdue may be on to something? According to a recent article on WRAL.com, a good read by the way, the Governor is open to privatizing parts of the ABC System and legalizing video poker for the purpose of increasing tax revenue and allowing government to focus on its core missions [...]
- 2Jul16
More Ethics Issues for ABC Stores
Per the Greensboro News-Record, it appears as though another of North Carolina’s Alcohol Beverage Control Boards is in trouble. This time it’s Greensboro’s ABC Board General Manager Katie Alley that is accused of unethical actions including accepting gifts from liquor companies. Troubles in Greensboro come only months after controversy over exorbitant salaries exploded in New [...]
- Mar02
Privatizing ABC Faces Deep Divides
In our poll this month, we once again tested voters’ opinion on privatizing the ABC system of government-run liquor stores. While we found increased support for privatization, some very deep divides emerged in the crosstabs that present some fairly large hurdles for privatization advocates to overcome. While privatizing was supported by 47% of North Carolinians [...]
- 1Jan25
Civitas Poll: Voters Divided on Privatizing ABC
North Carolina voters are fairly evenly split on privatizing the ABC system versus keeping it state-run according to our poll for January. 47% say keep the government in charge. 44% say let private businesses run it. This issue presents a bit of a double-edged sword for many rural legislators, especially Republicans. While just about everyone [...]