On Monday, the Nebraska Legislature is hearing bills targeting alcohol sales and taxes. LB592 before the General Affairs Committee, looked to add additional powers to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, to suspend sales of alcoholic liquor.
As several bills that could affect craft brewers, wholesalers and package stores make their way through the legislative process, the CT Brewers Guild and the Connecticut Beer Wholesalers Association have announced an agreement on two items they consider to be important.
A bill to help struggling distilleries in this state could backfire because of an effort to keep alcohol away from children.
As shoppers walk through R&J Discount Liquor, they see aisles of wine, vodka and beer. Starting next week, the store will have a bit more competition. An expanded liquor sale law will begin which allows grocery stores to sell beer that contains up to 6 percent alcohol, verses 3.2 currently.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — In his Lexington office, Robert Beatty pulls up a spreadsheet filled with names and contact information.
The Connecticut Alcohol Retailers Exchange Inc. (CARE), a trade association representing package stores and liquor retailers, has launched an advertising campaign seeking public support for expanding state law to enable big box retailers to sell beer.
Though America’s craft beer, cider, and spirits boom has clearly been driven by increased interest in these products...legislative changes on both the state and national level have also helped fuel the fire...
New Jersey last year expanded gambling, through the introduction of sports betting it won in the Supreme Court. It’s on the verge of a vote that could legalize marijuana. And now it’s starting a deep dive into a possible major expansion of the availability of beer, wine and liquor.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A bill aimed at making liquor license information more readily available online passed in the State Senate this week.
Happy hour, drinking games, free beer: what do they have in common? They are all banned under Massachusetts law.