Maryland might soon allow local liquor stores to contract with companies like DoorDash and Instacart for delivery services, though public health organizations have raised concerns about how the policy might exacerbate mental health and substance-use issues.
SACRAMENTO - Beer is the Super Bowl stand-by beverage for so many. But while the number of local craft breweries remains at an all-time high, the growth of new breweries has slowed.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A bill allowing alcohol delivery to South Carolina homes now heads to the state Senate.
The legislation would let people over 21 order beer, wine or liquor directly from retailers or through third-party apps like Doordash and Uber Eats.
Efforts in New York state to legalize wine sales in grocery stores have been fiercely opposed by liquor store owners for nearly two decades. The issue is back again this year.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Liquor and alcohol tax initiatives are not new in our state.
This legislative session, several new bills are bringing different tax proposals. One of them would tie the tax rate to the price of the alcohol.
Wine and spirits retailers in New York are fighting bills that would allow wine sales in grocery stores. "This legislation will hurt small businesses who have been selling wine for nearly a century," says Marc Grimaldi, owner of The Cellar D'or in Ithaca, New York.
Taking away the largest serving of wine by the glass – in most cases the 250ml option – led to an average reduction in the amount of wine sold at pubs and bars of just under 8%, new research led by a team at the University of Cambridge has discovered.
In a steadfast attempt to curb alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Alcohol Policy Alliance (HIAPA) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have rallied once again to propose a legislation that could lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level from 0.08% to 0.05% for drivers. This marks the fourth year in a row that these organizations have pushed for this significant change.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an emergency rule into effect allowing specific licensed businesses to hold educational staff alcohol tastings on site.
The rule passed by Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission in a special meeting last week, was written as the result of concerns from the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and others in the hospitality industry, following a citation at local fine dining restaurant Mahogany.
Should Massachusetts scrap statewide rules capping the number of restaurants allowed to serve liquor in each city and town? The biggest yes signal is coming from the city of Boston. Recently, Mayor Michelle Wu asked state legislators for 50 more liquor licenses for Boston restaurants in underserved neighborhoods.