TOPEKA — The Kansas House gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow the state to collect sales tax instead of a liquor enforcement tax on beer sold at convenience stores and grocery stores starting in 2019.
ATLANTA — Retail stores are no longer included in a proposal to allow Georgians to purchase alcohol on Sunday mornings.
Deaths related to drug and alcohol intoxication, including opioid overdoses, are down in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
BISMARCK, N.D. - An American Indian tribe has extended its suspension of new alcohol taxes and rules on the reservation located in the heart of North Dakota's oil patch.
HARTFORD, CT — Perhaps the eighth time's a charm for Gov. Dannel Malloy in his last quest to change Connecticut's liquor laws. Malloy will once again push to allow retailers to sell alcohol below the minimum bottle price.
According to the Washington State Wine Commission, there were only 19 wineries in 1981. Today over 900 exist across the state. Washington is the second largest premium wine producer in the U.S., with California being the first.
FAIRBANKS — A bill aimed at letting alcohol distilleries continue mixing cocktails drew heavy public support at a hearing Saturday in Juneau.
COVINGTON — With two new members, the Covington City Council will take a second look at amending three alcohol ordinances to allow brown bagging and amenity drinks at art shops, retail businesses, and salons and spas.
On Tuesday, January 30, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee voted 6 to 4 in favor of Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) better known as the ‘Brunch Bill’. The committee handles the licensing and regulating of Georgia’s utilities such as gas and electric as well as alcoholic beverages.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House approved a bill that would toughen penalties for habitual drunken driving on the same day it passed a bill allowing restaurants to begin serving alcohol earlier in the morning.