School & Event Closings Alert  Voters could decide on wine sales
in grocery stores  Story Comments Share  Reported by: Ian Silver
Updated: 7/02/2012 5:57 pm Published: 7/02/2012 5:26 pm  When
voters cast their ballots in November, there's a good chance
they could decide whether some grocery and warehouse stores in
Oklahoma will be able to legally sell wine.  Under Oklahoma's
current liquor laws, only liquor stores can sell wine.  Last
week the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahomans for Modern
Laws can collect signatures on a petition to get the change in
the law on the November ballot.  But the petition is facing a
lot of opposition, even from retailers who want to sell wine.
If the change in the law were to pass as written, only stores
with 25,000 floor space or more would qualify. Big stores like
Walmart and Sam's Club would be eligible, but smaller groceries
like Petty's Fine Foods would not. Even retail chain QuikTrip,
which already sells beer and wants to sell wine, would not
qualify because none