A change in Arkansas state law now allows grocery stores and some convenience stores to sell wine from large producers and wine from all over the country. Previously, the stores, including Walmart, were only allowed to sell wine from small batch farms.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — California state Sen. Scott Weiner has announced plans to introduce a bill that would change last call for alcohol in California from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — Oglala Sioux tribal police say they've uncovered a liquor bootlegging operation on the reservation. Police recently conducted warrant sweeps with the U.S. Marshal Service Black Hills Fugitive Task Force and discovered the operation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Bismarck area is becoming a hot spot for North Dakota microbreweries. Bismarck, Mandan and the surrounding area could be home to six of the state's nearly 20 microbreweries by next year, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
Wine retailers in Illinois are suffering the consequences of a law enacted earlier this year that makes it a felony to ship wine into the state without the proper license.
The Memphis City Council opened discussion Tuesday on a proposal to allow people to drink and carry alcohol in open plastic containers on Main Street, including the length of the mall and in the growing South Main area.
The Indiana Alcohol Code Revision Commission, an interim committee of the General Assembly, has been meeting regularly since Aug. 22 and will meet throughout the next two years to discuss, review and draft bills concerning Indiana’s alcohol laws.
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 20 recommendations for alcohol-related legislation floated through a three-hour meeting recently of the Indiana General Assembly-created Alcohol Code Revision Commission.
While the potential winners and losers in Congress’ proposed tax reform continue to be debated, the nation’s craft distillers are on the positive side.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before Oklahomans will be able to get high-point beer and wine at grocery and convenience stores, the ABLE Commission will have to get the thousands of stores and employees licensed to sell the alcohol.