BISMARCK — North Dakota senators sank a bill Thursday, Feb. 4, that would have permitted bars and liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sunday mornings
- Permanently-reduced excise taxes for craft beverage industry are included in end-of-year legislation
WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which will permanently reduce excise taxes for brewers, vintners, cider makers, and distillers and remove regulatory barriers, will be included in the end of year legislation.
DOVER — State lawmakers are weighing a flight of bills aimed at liquor stores and craft breweries while another continues a lifeline that many taprooms and restaurants have relied upon to stay in business amid the pandemic.
INDIANAPOLIS (WTWO/WAWV) — A proposed bill sits inside the Indiana General Assembly waiting to go through committees that, if approved, would give Indiana residents more options for purchasing cold beer.
North Dakota’s current underage drinking law carries penalties up to 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine. A bipartisan bill would change that.
TRENTON, NJ — Seasonal liquor license holders can sell alcoholic beverages all year long until next January, under legislation signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.
Allowing bars and restaurants to sell takeaway cocktails and increase the amount of beer and wine people can buy with to-go orders is a way to help the industry hit hard by the pandemic and COVID-related shutdowns.
The California State Lottery will stop sending sales representatives to liquor and convenience stores starting Monday to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Kentucky beverage alcohol retail conglomerate Liquor Barn-Party Mart-DEP’S, owned by Blue Equity, LLC, has acquired longtime Kentucky retailer J’s Liquors Tasting Bar and Cheese Shop and J’s Liquors–West Parrish in Owensboro, Kentucky.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The city of Las Vegas is considering a new alcohol delivery support bill to provide small businesses with another outlet to survive the COVID-19 crisis. But the bill doesn’t have all hands raised just yet.