RAPID CITY, S.D. - At the annual State of the State address, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said that he will introduce legislation aimed at growing the craft beer industry. The governor wants to increase production caps and self-distribution.
WHITESBORO, Tex. (KXII) -- Whitesboro voters are campaigning to legalize alcohol sales in the city, hoping to get the proposition on the May ballot.
The city is completely dry, meaning no alcohol is sold in the city limits.
Any reader of this column and any fan of the Maryland craft beer industry knows the travesty that transpired in the Maryland state legislature last spring. For those of you who might have missed it, or are unaware, I will give you some background on what went down.
At Tuesday's meeting, Bethel City Council will consider putting two alcohol propositions on the ballot for October’s municipal election. One would ask voters whether Bethel should revisit its earlier decision under the local option alcohol law and prohibit all alcohol sales, except from a city-run liquor store.
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot’s attempt to drastically alter Maryland’s alcoholic beverage laws is being met with opposition from a coalition of wholesalers, retailers and public health advocates, according to the Baltimore Sun.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The chairman of an Indiana Senate committee that handles alcohol matters has scheduled a hearing for a bill to allow retail Sunday booze sales.
Republican Sen. Ron Alting, of Lafayette, says the measure will be heard Wednesday. He has also scheduled a hearing for Jan. 17 on a bill that would allow convenience and big-box stores to sell cold beer.
LINCOLN — A political battle over beer is headed for another round. And there's hope that this time it will be more congenial.
Last year, craft brewers and liquor distributors conducted a contentious tug of war, both in the Nebraska Legislature and within the State Liquor Control Commission, over how exactly brews produced by the state's expanding breweries could be distributed.
Three days after sales of recreational cannabis began in California, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo calling for a stricter enforcement of federal marijuana laws and, in the process, rescinded Obama-era Department of Justice protections for legal cannabis that was included in the 2013 Cole Memorandum.
New Jersey state legislators approved a ban on operating drones while inebriated on Monday, approving legislation that would punish drunk or high pilots with up to six months in prison or a $1,000 fine 39-0 in the State Senate and 65-0 in the State Assembly.
As of Jan. 1, 2018, bars, restaurants and liquor stores in Kentucky can now legally add vintage spirits to their inventories, a move that benefits both bourbon aficionados and retailers, and also puts just one more notch in the state’s bourbon tourism belt.