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Liquor licenses dry up in Utah

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 6:24am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has run out of liquor permits for restaurants, bars and liquor clubs.

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Proposed budget: No tax increase, state agency cuts -- but raises for teachers a go

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 10:48pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah legislative leaders have finalized a $13 billion budget proposal that will go to lawmakers Monday without raising taxes or cutting funding for state agencies.

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Changes unveiled for Utah liquor agency oversight

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 4:56pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's liquor commission will increase by two members and profits from booze sales will go directly into state coffers under changes unveiled Wednesday by lawmakers.

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Sales Clerk Craig Roberts stocks the shelves from behind at the State Liquor Store on 2nd street in Ogden Thursday August 10, 2006. Alcoholic beverages are becoming more popular in Utah as state demographics change sales in liquor stores have nearly doubled in the last decade. (Standard Examiner Photo/ Robert Johnson)

Biz owners proposing changes to Utah liquor agency

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 3:01pm

SALT LAKE CITY — When David Cole decided to open a Salt Lake City microbrewery, Utah regulators required him to build the brewing facility before they would give him a liquor license.

Cole had to invest significant capital into Epic Brewing with no assurances he could ever make the beer. While the state did eventually give its approval, Cole said it illustrated the burdensome nature of Utah’s liquor laws.

Cole is part of a group of bar, restaurant and ski resort owners that issued recommendations Friday to put more flexibility in Utah’s liquor regulations. The group was organized by Democratic legislative leaders as a way to bring new voices to a debate that is often driven by Republican lawmakers who abstain from alcohol because of their Mormon faith.

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Selection of Utah's liquor chief in doubt

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 2:53pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's liquor control board says it's having a hard time selecting an executive director to replace a former chief who resigned amid conflict-of-interest allegations.

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