GALLUP — A northwestern New Mexico county has passed a resolution that will ban liquor sales before 10 a.m.
The Gallup Independent reported the McKinley County Board of Commissioners passed the early liquor sales restriction in a 2-1 vote Tuesday.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. (WCCU) — The City of Champaign is all liquored up. Per the city’s current liquor code, only 60 Class A liquor licenses can be issued. Right now, all 60 are taken.
ANNAPOLIS — The Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly agreed Wednesday to introduce legislation dealing with temporary liquor licenses.
The first would let the Washington County Board of License Commissioners issue a Class C "per diem," or one-day on-sale, license to a nonprofit organization during an event that is held away from its place of business and has an admission fee, ticket or donation.
TOPEKA — The commerce committee in the House mulled over a bill Tuesday targeting third-shift workers, night-owl Kansans and breakfast eaters drawn to consumption of alcoholic beverages in the early morning at bars and restaurants.
uesday night the Anchorage Assembly voted down a proposed ordinance by Dick Traini that would have adopted a municipal wholesale tax on alcoholic beverages.
"What's unique about a municipal tax versus a state tax is we can actually tell where the money goes," Assembly member Forrest Duncan said. "We can direct it.Tennessee liquor and grocery retailers urged lawmakers on Tuesday to permit Sunday sales of wine and liquor. The legislative effort would allow them to benefit from an additional day of sales and better serve consumers, they said.
In a 3-1 vote, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has upended the state’s distilleries by approving new regulations that forbid the distilleries from serving mixed drinks. The state’s nine licensed distilleries have previously testified that mixed drinks served in approved tasting rooms are key parts of their individual business plans.
Displeased with state lawmakers' recent changes to beer laws, the Texas Craft Brewers Guild has decided to amplify its voice at the Texas Capitol by forming a political action committee.
CraftPAC, which was announced Monday, is meant to "protect the rights of Texas breweries and champion common sense, 21st century legislative reforms," the group said.
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study suggests sweeping changes when it comes to alcohol.
A group of scientists are pushing alcohol reform to eliminate drunk driving deaths. Among the changes, they propose lowering the blood alcohol content intoxication threshold from .08 to .05. This is already the limit in countries like Austria, Denmark and Japan.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to get rid of the nation's only statewide ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales, and the House is poised to follow suit on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 1 authorizes Hoosier businesses that already sell alcohol for at-home consumption six days a week to also sell beer, wine and liquor on Sundays between noon and 8 p.m. local time.