Binge drinking in Wisconsin costs more than $2.6 billion in lost productivity each year, a recent study from the UW Population Health Institute shows. According to Julia Sherman, project coordinator for the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project, binge drinking causes “a significant number” of alcohol deaths in the state.
COLORADO - Alcohol abuse was responsible for more than 1,000 visits to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in fiscal year 2018, helping to make it a top concern for the hospital.
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Anchorage brewing company is seeing some changes to its taproom. The company’s recently acquired liquor license went into effect last Tuesday, and owner Gabe Fletcher says that opens up some new options.
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — The Kincade fire had Sonoma County wine country under seige Sunday, burning buildings in the famed Alexander Valley and destroying the Soda Rock winery.
Leaders of Sonoma County’s wine industry on Monday fired a new volley in the protracted, cyclical battle over the expansion of their industry, hosting political appointees and county staff for a “mobile educational workshop” in an effort to inject industry-friendly language into long-delayed land-use policy.
SPRINGFIELD – A key tax break for small brewers in Illinois is set to expire at the end of the year. The 2017 federal tax reform law included a provision that cut the federal excise tax per barrel of beer from $7 to $3.50.
SEATTLE (October 17, 2019) – Washington state’s wine industry reached a major milestone by surpassing 1,000 active winery licenses, according to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB).
PRESS RELEASE - The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board adopted emergency rules Oct. 16 that are consistent with the directives of Executive Order 19-03, dated Sept. 27, 2019.
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) - Local members of the alcoholic beverage industry and the Texas legislature met with the leaders of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) Thursday afternoon to discuss the adoption of the Sunset Bill.
A statistical survey funded by the insurance industry says Nevada has some of the nation’s best roads and bridges.