LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Going out for a drink could cost you more if Governor JB Pritzker’s plan to hike taxes happens, raising the per-gallon tax on beer and cider to 27.7 cents, wine to $2.05 and distilled liquor to $12.60, which would be the third highest tax in the nation.
On Monday, the Nevada State Assembly Passed the 24-7 Sobriety and Drug Monitoring Program Act. The bill is modeled after a Safe-And-Sober program used in Washoe County. The bill is for people with less serious DUI's, not those who face manslaughter or other felonies.
The 86th Legislature runs from Jan. 8 to May 27. From the state budget to health care to education policy — and the politics behind it all — we focus on what Texans need to know about the biennial legislative session.
MADISON (AP) — More Wisconsin grocers are asking municipalities for liquor license extensions so they can take alcohol purchased online out to customers’ vehicles.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 180 establishments holding New York state liquor licenses have been charged with serving minors during last month’s statewide crackdown on underage drinking.
One of the final hurdles that Texas brewers faced in their quest to get beer-to-go sales legalized in the state has been removed, just days before a crucial vote in the Texas Senate.
DENVER -- The city of Denver is considering a proposal to allow common consumption of alcohol in certain places. The idea is to allow a group of businesses, bars or restaurants to come together to seek a license to create an area where people can drink beverages from different establishments together.
A bill released from a state Senate committee Wednesday would make underage drinking a civil offense. State Sen. Laura Sturgeon (D-Brandywine West) is sponsoring a measure decriminalizing underage alcohol consumption.
The newest in a series of major proposed changes to rules governing the sale of alcohol in Maui County has community members once again squaring off with liquor control regulators.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two bills that would allow retailers to deliver alcohol to doorsteps are now headed to the Senate floor after a judiciary committee approved the bill Tuesday, May 14.