INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Governor Eric Holcomb recently signed a proclamation declaring the 9th day of the 9th month, symbolizing the nine months of pregnancy, a day of awareness for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
(NEXSTAR) -- You may have an idea of how much alcohol your community drinks. There may even be a certain sense of pride regarding how much or how little that is. But recently released data helps illustrate which areas in the U.S. are prone to excessive drinking and those that aren't.
Rising liquor liability insurance rates are wreaking havoc on a food and beverage industry with notoriously tight profit margins. In the last six years, the average liability policy in South Carolina has ballooned from $5,000 to $25,000, with some struggling to find rates under $100,000.
Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona is designed for summer parties. Guests can sip a Warped Speed Scotch Ale and watch the sunset from Adirondack chairs beside a manmade pond, near where the Ice Age Trail winds through a stand of woods.
ST PAUL, Minn. -- Several other states that have legalized marijuana, including Colorado and Washington, saw sharp increases in drivers being stopped for driving while high.
With legalization about a week away in Minnesota, officials are preparing for something similar.
Four months after the Federal Drug Administration approved the overdose-reversing drug naloxone for over-the-counter use, Honolulu is poised to become the first major U.S. city in the nation to require that bars, nightclubs and other establishments that serve alcohol have the lifesaving medication on hand.
(The Center Square) -- Connecticut's craft beer makers are getting a break on their excise tax bill as part of a broader measure aimed at fostering the brewing industry.
The state's excise tax on beer dropped by 16.7% beginning on July 1, which lowered the tax on a 31-gallon barrel of beer to $6, from $7.20 previously, and the excise tax on wine from $0.24 to $0.20 per gallon.
A long-standing Indiana law changed July 1 in an effort to expand family dining space in Hoosier restaurants. The law previously prohibited minors under 18 years of age from dining in the bar area of a restaurant.
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Wednesday was National Bourbon Day and Congress was showing support for Kentucky distillers.
Congressman Morgan McGarvey introduced a bipartisan bill known as the Duty Drawback Clarification Act.
Several bills before the Consumer Protection Committee would once again extend authorization for restaurants and bars with liquor licenses to sell takeaway beer, wine and cocktails or make it altogether permanent.