Oregon to Remain a Control State for Now

Dear Client:Oregonians for Competition, the coalition of privatization supporters backed by Oregon's grocers, have decided to pull the privatization initiatives in Oregon. The coalition said in a release it didn't have enough time to collect the signatures needed for the preferred version. Recall, initiatives 47 and 58 were both at play, but 58 was the preferred intitiative. Under initiative 58, current beer and wine retailers over 10,000 square feet could add spirits with a 71.7% wholesale tax plus a 75