Legislator, in liquor biz, files 6 booze bills

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Rookie State Rep. C. Wesley Morgan, the owner of four liquor stores, went right to work during his first week as a state legislator, filing six bills that would help liquor store owners.

Morgan, a Republican from Richmond who is the owner of Liquor World, filed bills that he agrees will significantly help liquor stores in their relationships with wholesalers and competitors.

In an interview Tuesday, Morgan said that his bills are aimed at correcting laws that he found to be unfair during his 35 years as a liquor store owner. And he said that his filing of the bills does not represent even a hint of conflict of interest because they would benefit all liquor retailers — not just his own Liquor World stores.

"It's not a conflict because all my bills apply across the board to all retailers. It's no different than an attorney being for a law about tort reform or a doctor being for a law relating to medical practice," Morgan said.

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