Cuts would force 13 Utah liquor stores to close

State lawmakers, if their proposed $2.5 million in cuts hold up in the budgeting process, would force liquor-control commissioners to close up to 13 stores in Utah, costing nearly 150 mostly part-time employees their jobs. Hours at the state’s largest liquor stores would be cut be cut as well, with closings at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m., rather than the current 10 p.m. Salt Lake Tribune