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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state agency plans to ask Oklahoma lawmakers for more funding next year as it prepares to handle a deluge of liquor license applications.

The Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission is seeking a $1 million increase in funding because officials there estimate the agency could process as many as 5,000 applications. The money would pay for six new enforcement agents and three administrative staff members.

In November, voters approved Question 792, allowing grocery stores to sell strong beer and wine beginning in 2018. The constitutional amendment also gives...