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California may be regarded as a high tax state - but not when you're buying booze.
The state's excise tax on beer ranked 30th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, a new study from Washington's Tax Foundation says.

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The state Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow craft liquor and cider to be delivered.
Unlike wine and beer, craft liquor and cider currently cannot be shipped directly to consumers.

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Citing an administrative burden and a cumbersome scoring system, Missoula County may change how it distributes funding from Montana’s alcohol tax to local providers who offer treatment and prevention services.

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One Chicago-area town will soon change how late its bars and restaurants can sell alcohol.

Cicero, a town of roughly 84,000 residents, has officially banned the sale of liquor at bars and restaurants after midnight, according to town officials.

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New York wine and liquor stores are struggling as their customers dry out from the boozy days of the pandemic -- and a pair of state lawmakers has concocted a potentially controversial remedy for the hangover.

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To-go cocktails are here to stay after Gov. Maura Healey signed them permanently into law Tuesday, as part of a supplemental budget bill that contained pressing amendments to fund the emergency shelter system.

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TULSA, Okla. - A bill that would allow liquor stores in Oklahoma to give veteran discounts has made it out of committee and is headed to the house floor. 
The ABLE Commission says state law makes it illegal for liquor stores to give discounts to select groups of people, including veterans.

With one month left in the South Carolina legislative session, two bills designed to ease liquor liability insurance costs are evolving and moving forward.

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A Colorado House bill could change the kind of liquor consumers can buy from some of the state's large grocery and drug stores, mostly along the Front Range, if enacted into law.

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Nashville has enacted a city ordinance that makes the definition of beer consistent with state law. Previously, the Metro Nashville Beer Board allowed the sale of RTDs made from distilled spirits with a beer permit, if the total alcoholic content was under 8% by weight. RTDs are ready to drink beverages, for the uninitiated.

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