Wisconsin law enforcement officials are turning to the state legislature for help to prohibit adults from hosting underage drinking parties, after a court ruling made 54 local government prohibitions unenforceable.
On October 26, 2016, the Wisconsin Appeals Court ruled a social hosting ordinance in Fond du Lac County could not apply to a high school graduation party at a home where adults allowed other people's underage children to drink alcohol, because it was not consistent with state law.
Martin Dean Dupalo has owned a home in the east valley since 1980 and said he isn't opposed to growth, but he has grown increasingly frustrated with the direction it has taken. He partly blames a substance that's found in spades in Sin City.
"As more liquor stores and other places people could get packaged liquor came to the neighborhood, I started seeing more drunk drivers," Dupalo said. "They leave literal scars in my neighborhood, in the form of broken walls and smashed cars that drunk drivers have crashed into."
Coming soon to Utah restaurants that serve alcohol: Signs that say they are not bars.
And coming soon to Utah bars: Signs that say they are not restaurants.
The state alcohol commission approved the signs Tuesday to comply with a new state law requiring those establishments to clearly tell customers what they are.
Getting caught texting and driving could hurt a lot more if certain bills pass the Oregon legislature.
Hermiston municipal judge Thomas Creasing outlined new traffic-related laws being considered by the legislature during a city council work session Monday.
He said both the Senate and House are considering upping the penalties for a first-time offense to as much as $2,000. Senate Bill 2 as currently written would make texting and driving a misdemeanor that could include jail time for second and third offenses.
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) wants government to stop increasing taxes on beer and instead focus more on the bigger challenge of tackling illicit alcohol, which denies government revenue.
ALBANY, N.Y. - In New York, legislators are again set to debate whether alcoholic beverages should be served in movie theaters, after previous attempts at formal legislation fell apart during state budget negotiations.
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Local breweries are on high alert with the emerging presence of imported beer brands in the South Korean market.
GOA, India — An increasingly hard-line view on alcohol in India is threatening sales for global spirits makers as a new ruling forces many local sellers to shut down or adapt.
In the space of two years, the beverage industry has started tapping into several markets that had been bone-dry for generations.
In what many might consider a cruel joke on women, it turns out, even a glass or two of white wine on the weekend might increase a woman's risk of getting rosacea.