@Caps_Nut @GovernorVA Actually I’ thought VA had done exactly that in 2018, but now that I look at that law, what they did was something halfway in between. It’s no longer a state agency, but rather an “authority,” which is a private/public hybrid entity. It controls liquor, but licenses beer & wine.
@Caps_Nut @GovernorVA In general those differ from state agencies in that the state loses most control & they’re not included in state budgeting & procurement processes but the public gets the benefit of their profitability. Whether the state retains any control depends on the enabling legislation.
@Caps_Nut So whether the gov can -by edict - tell them not to buy Russian spirits is an interesting question. Probably not likely, but not necessarily impossible. It will depend on exactly how much control the state gave up over the authority.
@Caps_Nut You notice he couches his directive in terms of tax dollars used in the state procurement process to purchase goods & services. The ABC authority is outside of that process. That was one of the reasons they converted it to an authority.
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