WA: Beer Distributors Donate $2 Million to Anti-Privatization Group

Dear Client: The line is being drawn between beer and wine distributors versus spirits distributors. The brewers and beer distributors are uniting forces against Washington ballot Initiative 1100 (supported by Costco) and I-1105 (supported by Southern-Odom and Young's Market). Washington Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association (WBWWA) and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) each donated $1 million last week to Protect Our Communities, which is the campaign opposing both privatization initiatives. That's according to Washington's Public Disclosure Commission. There is