Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) approved a bill that would allow residents to receive wine shipments directly from manufacturers.
In Iowa, Senate Filing 245 pursues direct-to-consumer shipping for alcoholic liquor. The bill, characterized by lawmakers as a free market issue, seeks to expand the right to ship all liquor, rather than wine-only, to consumers in the state.
A bill that would allow Oregon grocery stores to sell cocktails in a can, made from distilled spirits and containing up to 14% alcohol by volume, dropped in Salem on Feb. 24.
Utah bartenders would be allowed to conduct straw tests, a technique used to ensure the quality of a cocktail, under a new alcohol bill released this week.
Passed by the Republican-led General Assembly and signed by former Governor Roy Cooper in 2021, social districts allow people to carry open alcoholic beverages beyond the establishments where they purchased them.
The Vinton Police Department has partnered with the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR), Alcohol & Tax Compliance Division, to conduct underage alcohol compliance checks to reduce and deter illegal alcohol sales to minors.
Cheers! Both chambers of the Mississippi legislature have approved a bill that would allow the direct shipment of wine to residents of the state.
Across the board, inflation has raised alcohol prices by roughly 15% since the start of 2020, according to federal data. There are also fears within the industry that prices could climb even higher.
In Mississippi, however, craft brewing businesses are still flowing well and owners say the key to the future is being smart in the present.
A state bill that would loosen restrictions on liquor sales is picking up support from members of Arlington's restaurant scene.
ABS and the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) will hold a kick-off event at the newly renovated and rebranded Westbard Oak Barrel & Vine store at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The Westbard Oak Barrel & Vine retail store is located at 5390 Westbard Avenue in Bethesda.