A controversial bill allowing beer ads in Florida theme parks passed its first Senate committee Wednesday despite pushback from some in the beer industry.
The Senate narrowly rejected a similar measure last year after weeks of back and forth negotiations between the players, but it is back on the table this year.
Any reader of this column and any fan of the Maryland craft beer industry knows the travesty that transpired in the Maryland state legislature last spring. For those of you who might have missed it, or are unaware, I will give you some background on what went down.
INDIANAPOLIS — It's been a hotly debated topic for years — Sunday alcohol sales in Indiana.
Wednesday, the Senate Public Policy Committee voted unanimously to approve a Sunday alcohol sales bill. WSBT 22's Katlin Connin spent the day in Indianapolis.
RAPID CITY, S.D. - At the annual State of the State address, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said that he will introduce legislation aimed at growing the craft beer industry. The governor wants to increase production caps and self-distribution.
WHITESBORO, Tex. (KXII) -- Whitesboro voters are campaigning to legalize alcohol sales in the city, hoping to get the proposition on the May ballot.
The city is completely dry, meaning no alcohol is sold in the city limits.
In a part of Midtown Anchorage where homes and condos border busy strip malls, neighbors and businesses are fed up with a certain kind of garbage: miniature liquor bottles and crushed Steel Reserve beer cans. They say these drinks are favored by chronic alcoholics, many of whom live on the street, fueling blight.
As of Jan. 1, 2018, bars, restaurants and liquor stores in Kentucky can now legally add vintage spirits to their inventories, a move that benefits both bourbon aficionados and retailers, and also puts just one more notch in the state’s bourbon tourism belt.
At Tuesday's meeting, Bethel City Council will consider putting two alcohol propositions on the ballot for October’s municipal election. One would ask voters whether Bethel should revisit its earlier decision under the local option alcohol law and prohibit all alcohol sales, except from a city-run liquor store.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The chairman of an Indiana Senate committee that handles alcohol matters has scheduled a hearing for a bill to allow retail Sunday booze sales.
Republican Sen. Ron Alting, of Lafayette, says the measure will be heard Wednesday. He has also scheduled a hearing for Jan. 17 on a bill that would allow convenience and big-box stores to sell cold beer.
New Jersey state legislators approved a ban on operating drones while inebriated on Monday, approving legislation that would punish drunk or high pilots with up to six months in prison or a $1,000 fine 39-0 in the State Senate and 65-0 in the State Assembly.
