SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- A bill that aims to make it easier for small businesses to get off the ground by simplifying elements of the liquor license application process was introduced this week by State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco.
Traffic deaths in Utah decreased and more drivers said they arranged for sober rides home after the state lowered its impaired driving legal limit. Utah is the first state to drop the legal blood alcohol concentration level from .08% to .05%.
Senate Bill 2844 would use $55 million in bonds to build a new warehouse to replace the Department of Revenue's existing one in Gluckstadt. The DOR's Alcohol Beverage Control division would contract with an operator for 10 years to take over the new warehouse's operations.
Today, TTB published a final rule that will implement Phase 2 of its rulemaking on modernization of the labeling and advertising regulations for alcohol beverages.
Canned mixed drinks made from spirits such as vodka or tequila are taxed in Arizona at nearly 20 times the rate as a similar one made from malt liquor.
State lawmakers soon could make the burgeoning industry more competitive.In a study of drivers with past year alcohol and cannabis use, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that two in five drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis in the past year drove under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or both.
The Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia represents most of the 70 craft breweries in the province. Its newly released annual report shows that craft beer now represents about 20 percent of Nova Scotia's beer market.
Senate Bill 176 strikes a deal to a brewing problem: Utah has a "unique" legal definition of beer that seltzers presently don't meet. Under the proposed legislation, it all comes down to how they are brewed and what flavorings are in them.
Long before craft beer became a thing in Mississippi, a small group of people gathered to talk about Mississippi's antiquated liquor laws and how it impacted their ability to enjoy consuming a product they loved.
Bars and restaurants hope inflation and supply chain shortages don't result in fumbles and missed revenue opportunities on one of their busiest days of the year -- Super Bowl Sunday.