OLYMPIA, Wash. - A new bill under consideration this week in the State Legislature would create a cannabis commission in Washington State.
OLYMPIA - Linda Thompson has been advocating for tougher laws against drunken driving for more than 30 years.
And on Monday she was at it again, this time testifying at a state Senate hearing for a bill that would lower the blood alcohol limit for driving, citing her extensive experience as a "preventionist." But that was not the only experience that compelled her to testify.
The New Mexico Department of Health has asked the legislature for $5 million to build an Office of Alcohol Prevention, which would expand the staff focused on reducing excess drinking from a single epidemiologist to a team of 13.
ALBANY -- The debate surrounding a moratorium on alcohol licenses was contentious, and so was the vote, with the Albany City Commission approving a halt on such licenses for 45 days approved by a 4-3 margin on Tuesday night.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A newly filed bill is calling for harsher consequences for drivers who refuse to take a breath-alcohol test in Florida.
HILLSBORO, Mo. (KTVI) – The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Missouri is picking up the tab for booze drinkers.
"We are buying!" the Sheriff's Office said on Facebook.
Indianapolis-based 21st Amendment Inc., a liquor store chain founded in 1971, is selling all 20 of its stores to US Liquor Group LLC, an Indiana company founded in September.
It's no secret that Wisconsinites like to drink. Wisconsin's drunken driving laws are also among the most lenient in the country.
State lawmakers have periodically sought to toughen penalties for drunken drivers, but those efforts -- even when they appeared to have overwhelming support initially -- have typically failed.
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, voted on by men, banned alcohol in 1919, starting prohibition. Women won the right to vote when Congress ratified the 19th Amendment in 1920. Thirteen years later, prohibition ended with the 21st Amendment.
Spearheaded by one of the world's largest public retail markets, Walmart will team up with CMA Strategies, a locally-based campaign and advocacy firm, to launch its attempt to allow the vendor of hard liquor in its stores.