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BOSTON — Package stores in Massachusetts are offering a compromise ballot question that would increase the number of licenses available to food stores...

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The Massachusetts Changes to Alcohol Retail Licensing Initiative may appear on the ballot in Massachusetts as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.

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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges a California company deceived consumers by misrepresenting its wine as coming from Oregon.

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gas stations have a legal obligation not to sell fuel to drivers who are believed to be intoxicated, the New Mexico Supreme Court said Monday in a decision that could have far-reaching effects on businesses and that only one other state applies so strictly.

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A lawsuit challenging Rhode Island's ban on national direct-to-consumer alcohol sales has survived a big procedural challenge. 

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How would you like to go the bar and pour your own drinks? Thanks to a new law, you can finally do it in Connecticut.

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BOSTON – Nearly two weeks after lawmakers agreed to continue allowing restaurants and bars to sell cocktails, beer and wine to-go, the battle over whether that’s a good longer-term policy move for Massachusetts is still playing out

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – According to new data from the Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey, the rate of alcohol use among LGBTQ+ youth in Utah County were double those of their peers. 

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PINE RIDGE, S.D. — The town of Whiteclay in Nebraska is just a mile south of the Pine Ridge Reservation, that over the years has been ravaged by alcohol abuse. In an effort to reverse that, the Whiteclay makerspace is now providing jobs and resources for native artists.

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There's one enduring pandemic rule Californians are sure to toast: The to-go cocktail.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he's extending executive orders that allow restaurants to sell alcohol to go and expand outdoor dining.

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