The Oregon Beer and Wine Distributors Association, which has opposed previous privatization attempts and opposes this one also is mystified by who might bankroll it.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
Chief petitioners of Initiative Petition 43, which would privatize the sale of hard liquor in Oregon, crossed a key threshold June 26, when the secretary of state’s Elections Division certified their initial 1,000 signatures.
That means the Oregon Department of Justice will now…