PHOENIX — The new state liquor chief vowed Monday there will be no “sting” operations at bars and restaurants like what occurred during the COVID outbreak when Doug Ducey was governor.
And Ben Henry, tapped for the job by Gov. Katie Hobbs, said there definitely won’t be undercover operations at adult businesses like the one that led to an investigator being charged with getting “handsy” with an erotic dancer and a former head of the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control being ousted.
Those promises to the Senate Committee on Director Nominations, along with some more general comments about his philosophy of regulation, were enough to get Henry the panel’s unanimous approval. His name now goes to the full Senate where confirmation is anticipated.
