DES MOINES, Iowa -- The days of needing to be 18 to serve alcohol may be coming to an end in Iowa. A bill in the state legislature would eliminate the age requirement to serve in restaurants and bars as well as sell alcohol in stores.
Margaritas and other mixed, alcohol-containing drinks that were first allowed as to-go orders from restaurants and bars in the early throes of the coronavirus pandemic in Iowa might be relegated to vehicle trunks.
State lawmakers are considering two new bills with bipartisan support that could dramatically impact how drinking and driving is enforced in Washington.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans could legally produce as much as 200 gallons of homemade moonshine a year without a government permit -- as long as they don't sell it -- if a new bill proposed by an eastern Ohio lawmaker were to become law.
That windfall is set to come from a new state bill that will increase the share that cities and counties get from state alcohol taxes by 48%. This in turn will increase the amount mandated to be spent on substance abuse treatment, with a large share leftover for local units to spend at their discretion.
The association, which lobbies on behalf of Wyoming cities and towns, is pushing hard for four proposals expected to go before lawmakers in the coming weeks, according to a legislative agenda provided to the city of Casper.
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is bringing Mocktail Month back to the Granite State for the third year in a row to encourage customers to mix up alcohol-free mocktails during the month of January.
HELENA (UM Legislative News Service) – Montana lawmakers are considering a package of bills that would overhaul alcohol regulations in the state. Some are part of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s “red-tape” initiative aimed at cutting unnecessary or outdated business regulations.
Michigan's minimum wage is now above $10 for the first time and many want to know what this increase would mean for tipped workers.
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is advising drivers with commercial drivers' licenses that they could lose their commercial driving privileges in Oregon for driving under the influence of intoxicants -- even if not driving a commercial vehicle at the time.