Head of state liquor agency under fire

Portland Business Journal:

Steve Pharo, director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, is under scrutiny from lawmakers after documents showed he discussed with a lobbyist ways to block a bill that would benefit a discount grocery chain. According to The Oregonian, e-mails surfaced this week showing frequent communication between Pharo and Paul Romain, a lobbyist for beer and wine distributors, on how to block a bill that would allow the Grocery Outlet chain to to store and ship wine without paying distributors. State...

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