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Home » Press Releases » WisDems: GOP Senate candidate took bold stance against the sale of alcohol… in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from Rolling Stone detailed how California bank owner Eric Hovde said he opposed the commercial alcohol industry. Commercialized alcohol is one of the most culturally and economically important industries in Wisconsin, supporting over 161,000 jobs and generating over $3 billion in wages annually. Bars outnumber grocery stores roughly three-to-one in the...