Senate Bill 2844 would use $55 million in bonds to build a new warehouse to replace the Department of Revenue's existing one in Gluckstadt. The DOR's Alcohol Beverage Control division would contract with an operator for 10 years to take over the new warehouse's operations.
Senate Bill 176 strikes a deal to a brewing problem: Utah has a "unique" legal definition of beer that seltzers presently don't meet. Under the proposed legislation, it all comes down to how they are brewed and what flavorings are in them.
Long before craft beer became a thing in Mississippi, a small group of people gathered to talk about Mississippi's antiquated liquor laws and how it impacted their ability to enjoy consuming a product they loved.
MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) -- In a strange quirk of ongoing pandemic-related shortages, there has hardly been a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey to be found at any bar in western Montana for nearly two months.
Illegal alcohol shipments coming into Michigan have been cut in half in just one year.
It's a complicated decision, with many aspects to consider. We asked two local stakeholders to weigh in: Is it time for the state to get out of the booze business?
Lawmakers are at odds over Mississippi's liquor distribution woes, with the House wanting to privatize everything and the Senate looking to build a new warehouse and contract out distribution services.
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - What used to take liquor stores a couple of days to get in is now taking up to three weeks.
West Virginia lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow people to make liquor at home for themselves and for family members.
Distribution issues and distillery production shortages, compounded by the pandemic, have caused stores throughout the commonwealth to be lacking customers' favorites, said Mark Dunham, chief retail operations officer for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority in Richmond.