Bourbon Tours and Lobbyist Secrets | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 2m

Two more lawmakers, Rep. Ray Pickett and Sen. Todd Johnson, are now under scrutiny after a search warrant revealed their attendance at a 2022 Kentucky bourbon tour organized by the nonprofit Greater Carolina — a group already tangled in controversy over alleged lobbyist-funded trips. Only Sen. Tim Moffitt, who also attended, disclosed the trip on his financial forms, raising alarms about transparency and potential influence. The 2022 tour, which touched on a contentious state liquor warehouse proposal, may have been partially paid for by lobbyists’ clients — a pattern that’s led to…