FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina regulators were wrong were they allowed a food truck to begin selling frozen ice pops made with alcohol without an alcohol permit, the city of Charleston is saying in a letter.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal just made sweeping changes to the state's alcohol regulations official, signing Senate Bill 85 into law on Monday. The legislation allows breweries and distilleries sell directly to consumers, and it will go into effect September 1.
The fight against recent changes to Maui's liquor laws is heating up.
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts task force will hold six public hearings to discuss potential reforms to the alcoholic beverage industry in the state.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A crackdown on underage drinking and illegal alcohol sales in New York has led to more than 100 arrests and the seizure of more than 125 fake IDs.
Employee Allison Hennessy asked every customer at Bully's Liquor last week to sign her petition asking Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill allowing the sale of spirits in grocery stores.
It was the voters of Boulder who approved the nation's steepest sugary drink tax in November, but only the city has the power to implement it.
In Texas, as in much of the nation, alcohol is regulated under the so-called "three-tier system," which requires alcohol manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to be separate and independent from each other.
Legislation introduced Tuesday to permit independent liquor stores to amass more than twice as many licenses as last year's landmark compromise allows has groups representing smaller merchants warning the move will devastate Colorado's mom-and-pop retail landscape, but the bill's sponsors and supporters say it's simply an attempt to level the playing field.
A heavily lobbied measure that would remove a Depression-era "wall" separating the sale of liquor and groceries was positioned — after more than two hours of discussion Tuesday — for a final House vote as soon as Wednesday.