Bunches of those Tim Eyeman supported initiatives were put in place to provide rentier opportunities for business around the state. Outsource of government functions to private companies provides a steady stream of income for these companies. It was also a consequence of the $30 tabs to begin with. State funded school driving programs were closed, the private driving schools that sprang up took over the education and testing services.

......my home. They are all in second or third tier commercial locations, so I would think that, well profitable, they are certainly not gold mines. When the state turned the sale of liquor over to private enterprise, a measure heavily promoted by the God of Kirkland (Costco), they were clever enough to raise liquor taxes to offset the loss of sales revenue to the state.

Cash or check only. Someone is milking this for all it's worth.

I'm a new resident of the state so not familiar with the history. Sounds as though this happened while a Republican was governor?

Regardless, apparently who actually owns and makes money from this is an unknowable mystery. There must be a way to find out, when I want to spend the time to do so.

.....the state. Good question. Neither the licensing or the change to liquor stores happened during a republican administration, we haven't had a Repub governor since 1985. The liquor thing happened after a public referendum with the voters going for the change, having been sold a bill of goods, by the aforementioned Costco, about convenience and lower costs. Prices went up almost immediately.

Which is like five to fifteen dollars added to the cost of your registration.

You can also renew online and have it mailed to you. It's what I've always done.

....the new tabs usually arrive in 2-3 days.