Liquor "Profits" Down the Hatch

LANSING — Critics of Michi-gan’s liquor privatization efforts have been given new anti-privatization fodder with the latest Liquor Control Commission (LCC) financial report. According to the LCC, the first eight months of the fully-implemented private liquor delivery system saw a drop in state "profits" of $13.4 million (from $80.1 million to $66.7 million). State Representative Pat Gagliardi has promised to hold hearings on the matter.