SALT LAKE CITY -- A citizen ballot initiative has been filed, seeking to loosen Utah's tight grip on alcohol policy and put wine and spirits in grocery and convenience stores.
The "Citizens' Initiative to Amend and Modify Title 32B," would significantly change how liquor is sold and taxed in Utah.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WXIX) - Ohio legislatures introduced a new bill Tuesday that will revise the alcohol franchise law to create a more even playing field for craft brewers.
On July 18, 2023, Oregon's Governor signed Senate Bill 619 which enacts Oregon's comprehensive consumer data privacy statute. Oregon joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia in enacting a comprehensive consumer privacy law.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Governor Henry McMaster was recently joined by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National President Tess Rowland, law enforcement officers, and members of the General Assembly for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 36, the Ignition Interlock bill.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has issued a recall for a batch of cannabis flower that tested positive for arsenic in January.
The strain Blueberry Muffin, produced by Bend Cannabis Company, was first harvested in December 2022 and last sold on June 23, 2023.
One small booze tax break, one giant step for North Carolina's liquor laws and … space whiskey? Yes, it's true, a bill re-tuning North Carolina's ABC laws was proposed in late June. This bill brought up potential Sunday liquor sales, happy hours and impending tax breaks to any distillers looking to age their whiskey in space, according to local news outlet WRAL News.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new bill is currently making its way around NC legislation, if passed the bill will impact North Carolina ABC stores.
Senate Bill 527 is lengthy, however, it would revamp the state's liquor laws and could allow ABC stores across the state to be open seven days a week.
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Beginning Saturday, July 1, four laws impacting the operation of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses will take effect.
This bill, sponsored by Rep. Napoleon Nelson, helps many family-owned taverns, bars and licensed restaurants increase revenue opportunities as they work to recover from years of bad news.
In Idaho, a state license to sell liquor in a bar or restaurant can take years -- even decades -- to acquire, thanks to a nearly 70-year-old state law that limits hard alcohol sales. But there's another way to get a license, if you have $20,000 to $350,000.
