Looks like liquor prices to go up, over fees from Initiative 1183
Friday, February 03, 2012
One month before distributors start selling liquor to restaurants and bars in Washington, 15 companies have applied for licenses to distribute the spirits — and their discussions with distilleries indicate prices on liquor in Washington may climb....
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No Liquor Privatization This Year
Friday, February 03, 2012
If it wasn’t clear already, Thursday it became official: There will be no attempt to privatize the state’s liquor operations in the 2012 Legislature....
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ABC agents bust Va. moonshiner
Friday, February 03, 2012
Special agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) have apprehended a man for manufacture of illegal whiskey in Roanoke County....
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Liquor stores offer iPhone app
Friday, February 03, 2012
Wondering where the nearest Wine & Spirits store is or which wines are on sale this month? Now, there's an app for that....
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Utah liquor boss calls for changes in oversight
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The acting head of Utah’s liquor sales said Tuesday that having a part-time commission overseeing operations hasn’t worked and should be changed....
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Iowa restaurants, bars look to change Prohibition-era liquor laws
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Tea party activists, move over. Here come the cocktail party activists.The Iowa Restaurant Association and several...
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Iowa students lobby lawmakers for stiffer underage-drinking penalties
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Young people from across Iowa visited the Capitol today to meet their lawmakers and push for stiffer state laws on underage drinking....
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Serving alcohol in movie theaters stirring up debate in Olympia
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Should movie theaters be allowed to serve alcohol and allow teens and kids inside at the same time? That's the question stirring in Olympia Monday as state lawmakers take a closer look at a proposed bill....
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In Privatizing Liquor Operations, States Hope They Can Drink Down Deficits
Monday, January 30, 2012
Proponents of liquor privatization in at least eight states hope they can drink their budget deficit pain away....
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WA initiative to legalize pot certified, will be going to Legislature first
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Washington Secretary of State's Office on Friday certified the required number of voter signatures on an initiative to le...
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Canada proposes national Icewine regulations to curb fraud
Friday, February 03, 2012
In an attempt to curb fraud the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to national regulations governing the production of Icewine....
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‘Blue law’ stays for Super Bowl
Friday, February 03, 2012
Rich Pontolillo might merit a toast for his Super Bowl party preparations. He has beer and liquor stocked up ahead of the first Super Bowl ever held in his home state....
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Grocery, convenience stores seek liquor sales
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Another battle is shaping up in Topeka over the reform of Kansas liquor laws....
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State Liquor Map Helps Locals Track City Bars
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Think of it as Google maps, wearing beer goggles.The State Liquor Authority is getting ready to launch a new i...
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