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Weekly Date Article Title / Link
9/27/2019 House Passes Marijuana Banking Bill with Bipartisan Support, Amid Uncertain Prospects in Senate
9/27/2019 Missouri Congresswoman Wins Annual Craft Brewing Competition for Lawmakers
9/27/2019 FDA Discloses Criminal Probe into Vaping Health Crisis, Putting Added Scrutiny on Cannabis Industry
9/27/2019 Restaurants Face Workplace Hair-Bias Laws
9/27/2019 Two Members Abruptly Depart the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
9/27/2019 Labor Department Issues Final Overtime Rule
9/27/2019 Interest Rate Cuts Are Good for Small Business
9/20/2019 Lower Scottish Drink Drive Limit Has No Change on Accident Rate
9/20/2019 How Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Is Fighting Drunk Driving
9/20/2019 Trump Moves Haphazardly Toward Tax Cuts 2.0
9/20/2019 Should You Be Worried About Tainted Alcohol When Traveling?
9/20/2019 What Federal Circuit Will Influence the Future of Liquor Law?
9/20/2019 U.S. Trade Groups Urge Congress to Rein In 'Tariff Man' Trump
9/13/2019 The Composition and Magnitude of Alcohol Taxes in States: Do They Cover Alcohol-Related Costs?
9/13/2019 BMI Sets Revenue Records With $1.283 Billion
9/13/2019 Can the FDA Regulate Vaping as an Ethical Alternative to Tobacco Cigarettes?
9/13/2019 Congress Set for Maneuvering to Avoid Another Government Shutdown
9/13/2019 Modern-Day Bootlegging: Facebook Shuts Down 'Bourbon Secondary Market'
9/13/2019 U.S. Is Still Considering French Wine Tariffs in G-7 Reversal
9/13/2019 Alcohol and Smoking - Changing Perceptions May Drive Tough New Legislation
9/13/2019 Lawsuits Nationwide, Proposed Legislation Follow SCOTUS Ruling on Interstate Shipping
9/13/2019 Trump Proposes 100% Tariff That Would Double the Cost of European Wine, Cheese and Olive Oil
9/6/2019 How Tax Policy Gave Us White Claw
9/6/2019 Extended Rotating Warnings on Beverage Alcohol Labels? Perhaps
9/6/2019 Despite its 0.05 DUI Law, Utah Isn't the Toughest State on Drunken Drivers, Study Shows
9/6/2019 As Litigation Continues, GMR Extends RMLC’s Interim License
9/6/2019 Unexpected Tax Bills for Simple Trusts After Tax Reform
9/6/2019 Broadcast and Music Licenses for Businesses
9/6/2019 Congress Set for Chaotic Fall Sprint
9/6/2019 Surgeon General to Teens and Pregnant Women: Weed Is Way Too Risky for Developing Brains
9/6/2019 Rep. Sensenbrenner, Who Has Served for 40 Years, Won’t Seek Reelection
9/6/2019 Rep. Shimkus Won't Seek Reelection, Joins Growing List of Republicans Heading for the Exit
9/6/2019 Rep. Sean Duffy Stepping Down in September
8/30/2019 Macron Defuses French Digital Tax Row, Trump Coy on Wine Threat: 
8/30/2019 WTO Set to Rule on Canadian Wine Sale Rules Next Year: 
8/30/2019 'China Is Not Paying for It': Trump Tariff Hike Hits Everyone from Beer Brewers to Book Publishers: 
8/23/2019 Should Bartenders Drink on the Job? Project: Drive Sober Looks into Sober Server Ordinances
8/23/2019 How the Bar Industry Plans to Deal With Harassment in the Workplace — Including Unruly Guests
8/23/2019 The Proposed Cap on NYC Delivery Fees Could Ripple Across the Rest of the Country
8/23/2019 25 Dead After Drinking Tainted Alcohol in Costa Rica
8/23/2019 Bootleg Alcohol Is an Insidious International Threat, and One Expert Says It's Especially Dangerous When It's Slipped into a Legitimate Supply Chain
8/23/2019 Trump Talked About Putting a Massive Tariff on French Wine at a Hamptons Fundraiser, According to Report
8/23/2019 Want to Play Music Legally at Your Small Business? Read This First
8/23/2019 Restaurant Spending Set to Hit High in 2019 As Consumers Spend More of Their Budget on Dining Out
8/23/2019 A Shot of Rejection: Court Affirms TTB’s Ad Denial
8/23/2019 Bourbon Exec: Tariffs Have Had a 'Significant Impact' on Business
8/16/2019 5th Circuit Undoes Walmart's Texas Liquor Sales Win
8/16/2019 Do Wine and Liquor Sales Put a Target on a State's Back?
8/16/2019 Senators Float Permanent Alcohol Tax Cut, Other Extenders Plans
8/16/2019 Rep. Johnson Wants to Publicly Identify Amicus Brief Funders
8/16/2019 DiMA and RLMC Warn DOJ Off Hasty Removal of U.S. Consent Decrees
8/16/2019 FDA Issues Fact Sheet on Menu Labeling
8/16/2019 American Bar Association Uurges Congress to Let States Set Their Own Marijuana Policies
8/16/2019 10% Tariffs Were Manageable. At 25%, Businesses Are Squirming
8/16/2019 Commerce Taps Mexican Beer Kegs For Anti-Dumping Duty
8/9/2019 NYC Wage Hikes Didn't Hurt Restaurants, New Study Says
8/9/2019 New Study Confirms That Trump's Claim about China Paying for Cost of U.S. Tariffs Is Untrue
8/9/2019 Free-Market Campaign Groups Insist BMI/ASCAP Consent Decrees Should Stay in Place
8/9/2019 Trump Slaps 10% Tariff on Another $300B of Chinese Imports
8/9/2019 With Tariffs Looming, Shoppers Say They'll Adjust Spending
8/9/2019 U.S. Remains ‘Most Attractive’ Wine Market, According to New Report
8/2/2019 The Dominican Republic Isn't the Only Place Worried About Fake Liquor Killing Tourists
8/2/2019 Federal ADA Title III Lawsuit Numbers Continue to Climb in 2019
8/2/2019 Senate Considering America's Transportation Infrastructure Act
8/2/2019 Capitol Hill Panelist Uses Puppets to Explain Music Modernization Act, Licensing
8/2/2019 Why Lawmakers Are Warning People Traveling Abroad About Tainted Liquor
8/2/2019 Senate Hearing Addresses Copyright MMA & More
8/2/2019 Study: Adults Binge Drink Just As Much As College Students
8/2/2019 For Retailers, Trump's Tariff Announcement Is Personal
7/26/2019 Costa Rica Blames 19 Deaths on Tainted Alcohol, Confiscates 30K Bottles
7/26/2019 Do Protections for People with Disabilities Apply Online? Domino’s Asks High Court
7/26/2019 Hit by 93% Tax, Napa Wine Falls Victim to Trade War in China
7/26/2019 A Look At the Future of Music Licensing
7/26/2019 Current Estate and Gift Tax Proposals in Congress
7/26/2019 Costa Rica Tainted Alcohol Death Toll Rises to 20; 41 People Affected Overall
7/26/2019 Facebook and Instagram to Restrict Content Related to Alcohol, Tobacco and e-Cigarettes
7/26/2019 House Hearing Focuses on JUUL and Youth Vaping
7/19/2019 CBO Estimates Federal $15 Minimum Wage Could Cost up to 3.7 Million 
7/19/2019 Is a Cannabis DUI Really the Same As Drunk Driving?
7/19/2019 Why Not a 12-Ounce Can of Chardonnay? Sen. Schumer Wants Rule Changed
7/19/2019 7 Reasons Marijuana Has Virtually No Chance of Being Legalized in the U.S. Before 2021
7/19/2019 Juul CEO to Parents: 'I'm Sorry'
7/19/2019 Alcohol-Selling Insureds Face a Number of Liabilities Under Dram Shop Laws
7/19/2019 Roadside Saliva Tests Are In Question
7/19/2019 BMI Promotes David Levin to Senior VP of Licensing
7/19/2019 Laced Alcohol in Costa Rica Has Taken 8 Lives
7/19/2019 Committee Hearing on Marijuana Policy Overlooks Science
7/19/2019 Congress Can Solve the Cannabis Banking Conundrum Now
7/19/2019 $15 Minimum Wage Bill Headed to House Floor
7/19/2019 RNDC and Young’s Expanded Partnership Cleared by Federal Trade Commission
7/19/2019 More Retailer Shipping Cases Spring Up Following Supreme Court Decision
7/5/2019 After Nearly Two Years, State Department Responds to Inquiry Over Alleged Alcohol Poisonings of U.S. Tourists: 
7/5/2019 Schumer, Wineries Call for End to Restrictions on Wine in Cans: 
7/5/2019 USMCA Progressing Through 'Side Letters': 
7/5/2019 Federal Bills Would Allow Cannabis Industry to Access Small Business Administration Programs: 
7/5/2019 Small Business Owners Strongly Back Trump’s Handling of Economy, Survey Shows: 
7/5/2019 Publishers Deny Collusion in Copyright Battle with Fitness Firm: 
7/5/2019 Drug Testing in the Era of Marijuana Legalization: 
7/5/2019 Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn from Unconscious DUI Suspects
7/5/2019 How Wine Became Part of the Trade War: 
7/5/2019 Would Higher Estate Taxes Save Social Security?: 
7/5/2019 Small Marijuana Firms Could Get SBA Loans Under Proposed Congressional Bill: 
7/5/2019 USTR Proposes $4 Billion in Potential Additional Tariffs Over EU Aircraft Subsidies: 
7/5/2019 China Tariffs Squeeze U.S. Wines: 
7/5/2019 The Future of Wine Retailer Interstate Shipping Hinges On One Word: 
7/5/2019 State and Local Minimum Wage Hikes Take Effect: 
7/5/2019 As Competition Heats Up, Performance Rights Organizations Respond to Market Changes: 
7/5/2019 Feds Should Boost Probe into Dominican Republic Deaths
6/28/2019 Landmark SCOTUS Ruling Chips Away at ‘Three-Tier System’
6/28/2019 Beer Institute Joins Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury
6/28/2019 18 States Oppose Joint Employer Definition Favored by Restaurants
6/28/2019 Congress Must Reject Blumenauer-McClintock Amendment on Cannabis (Op-Ed)
6/28/2019 Spotify Claims It 'Overpaid' Songwriters and Wants Its Money Back
6/28/2019 Dems Push Craft Beer Tax Break Renewal, and More in Bill Headed for Markup
6/28/2019 U.S. House Approves Measure to Protect State Cannabis Programs Against Federal Interference 
6/28/2019 What You Need to Know About Legal Marijuana
6/28/2019 Is Counterfeit Alcohol Behind the Dominican Republic Deaths?
6/28/2019 CBD-Infused Food and Beverages Are Still Illegal Under U.S. Law. So Why Are They Everywhere?
6/28/2019 Tobacco, Vape Shops Sell More to Minors Than Other Retailers
6/28/2019 Teen Alcohol Use Is Down, but Plenty Are Still Drinking
6/28/2019 Marijuana Activists Pass Their High Point
6/28/2019 Craft Beer Is an Effective if Unexpected Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service
6/21/2019 Trump Sets His Sights on France with Threats to Tariff French Wine
6/21/2019 USMCA Impatience Grows on Capitol Hill
6/21/2019 AAA Report Finds Millions of Americans Driving High
6/21/2019 Congress Will Consider Lots of Marijuana Amendments Next Week
6/21/2019 Trump's Justice Department Should Change Its Tune on Antitrust Policy (Op-Ed)
6/21/2019 Potent Pot, Vulnerable Teens Trigger Concerns in First States to Legalize Marijuana
6/14/2019 Beer, Wine Coalition Presses Congress to Act on Permanent Federal Excise Tax Relief
6/14/2019 Bootleg Liquor Eyed As Cause of Dominican Republic Tourist Deaths
6/14/2019 President Trump Says He Will Act to Rectify French Wine Tariffs 
6/14/2019 Government Affairs: Congressional Majority Now Supports Tax Reform for Brewers and Importers
6/14/2019 Federal Legalization of Marijuana May Be Around the Corner
6/14/2019 Congressional Report Urges Feds to Update Marijuana Employment Policies
6/14/2019 Molson Coors Calls Upon U.S. Regulators to Investigate Midwest Premium
6/14/2019 The Misplaced Optimism in Legal Pot
6/14/2019 Wine Retailers Cross Fingers Over Soon-to-Come Supreme Court Ruling
6/14/2019 A Ten-Year Plan to Reduce Global Alcohol Consumption Is Showing Results
6/7/2019 Congressional Report Raises Questions About Whether Marijuana Impairs Driving
6/7/2019 States Mull Lower Legal BAC Limit
6/7/2019 Justice Department to Review 1941 ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees
6/7/2019 Federal Judge to DOJ: Wire Act Only Applies to Sports Betting
6/7/2019 Congressional Funding Bill Protects Cannabis Banking and Lets D.C. Legalize Marijuana Sales
6/7/2019 From Guacamole to Tequila, Trump's Mexico Tariffs Tax Partygoers
6/7/2019 Trump Administration Takes Step Toward Replacing NAFTA
6/7/2019 Three Years into Legal Cannabis and California Still Doesn’t Have a Reliable Test for Driving While High
6/7/2019 K Street Decries Trump's Mexico Tariffs
6/7/2019 The Lancet Won't Publish Data Challenging Its Puritanical Stance on Alcohol
6/7/2019 Marijuana Advocates Hit Unexpected Roadblocks
6/7/2019 Two New Congressional Reports Address Marijuana, Hemp and CBD
6/7/2019 Trump's Mexico Tariffs Could Hike Beer Prices in These States 
6/7/2019 Surgeon General Warns Marijuana Could Be More Dangerous Than a Decade Ago
6/7/2019 New Car Crash Study Highlights the Irrationality of DUI Laws Based on THC in Drivers' Blood
5/31/2019 Rep. Rice Proposes Mandate Requiring All New Cars to Have Blood-Alcohol Detection Capabilities
5/31/2019 Trump Says U.S. To Impose 5% Tariff on All Mexican Imports Beginning June 10
5/31/2019 Police Field Tests Can't Distinguish Between Hemp and Marijuana
5/31/2019 Google Is Banning Apps That Sell Weed from the Play Store
5/31/2019 Presidential Candidates Join Fight for $15 Protests
5/31/2019 FDA Settles on ‘Best if Used By’ Label
5/31/2019 CDC and SAMHSA to Hold Summer Meetings for Public Health and Marijuana
5/24/2019 U.S. Distillers Relieved as Canada and Mexico Revoke Whiskey Tariffs
5/24/2019 Report Shows State-by-State U.S. Consumer Interest in Alcohol e-Commerce
5/24/2019 Ignition Interlocks to Prevent Drunk Driving Are Also Behind Hundreds of Crashes
5/24/2019 Federal Legislation Introduced to Ban Cashless Stores
5/24/2019 All 50 State Banking Associations Urge Congress to Pass Marijuana Financial Services Bill
5/24/2019 With Trade Deal, Canada And Mexico Expected to Lift U.S. Whiskey Tariffs
5/24/2019 $15 Minimum Wage to Be Major Issue in 2020 Elections
5/24/2019 U.S. Senators Introduce Tobacco 21 Bill
5/24/2019 Retailers Push Congress to Address Tax Law Snafu
5/24/2019 Judge Hears Spat Between Beer Giants Over Corn Syrup Ads
5/17/2019 Justice Department Files Brief in Antitrust Case Involving Beer Sales in Canada
5/17/2019 Restaurant Operators Challenged by Labor Issues, Jittery Consumers
5/17/2019 When Two Companies Control 90% of the Market – It's Not a Free Market (Op-Ed)
5/17/2019 38 Attorneys General Ask Congress to Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System 
5/17/2019 Campaign to Raise Minimum Smoking Age to 21 Finds Unlikely Supporter: Big Tobacco
5/17/2019 Why Supporters of .05 BAC Laws Are Wrong (Op-Ed)
5/17/2019 NTSB Supports Michigan and California .05 BAC Legislation; MADD Supports NTSB .05 Recommendation
5/17/2019 Majority of U.S. Senators Support Permanent Tax Reform for Brewers, Importers 
5/17/2019 Marijuana Legalization Hits a Wall: First in New Jersey, Then in New York
5/17/2019 The Americans With Disability Act Of 1990 Poses Legal Challenge For Winery Websites Today
5/17/2019 Marijuana Side Effects vs. Alcohol Side Effects
5/17/2019 Weak U.S. Retail Sales, Industrial Output Highlight Slowing Economy
5/17/2019 Philadelphia Soda Tax Impacts Consumption
5/10/2019 Three More States Debate Lowering DUI Threshold to .05 Percent
5/10/2019 Retailers Celebrate National Small Business Week
5/10/2019 The War On Alcohol: Is This Prohibition 2.0
5/10/2019 Driving Drowsy Is as Dangerous as Driving Drunk, Study Finds
5/10/2019 Congressional Wine Caucus Marks Its 20th Year of Advocacy
5/10/2019 Rep. Speier Introduces Bill to End Federal Ban on Shipping Alcohol
5/10/2019 Support for State Regulation of Alcohol Bridges Partisan Gap
5/10/2019 Retailers Say Trump's Plan to Boost Tariffs Jeopardize U.S. Economy
5/10/2019 Music Industry Groups Square Off Against Songwriters, Small Publishers in Mechanical Licensing Collective Battle
5/10/2019 Lancet Study Calls for Global Alcohol Advertising Ban
5/10/2019 U.S. Hispanic Households to Outspend White Households
5/10/2019 Trade Hits Out at 'Questionable' Lancet Alcohol Research
5/3/2019 The TTB Is Stepping Up Enforcement
5/3/2019 Lowering the Legal Alcohol Level Glosses Over the Problem (Op-Ed)
5/3/2019 In Washington, Juul Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying in States Runs Counter to That Pledge
5/3/2019 Alcohol Sales Dropped 15% In States With Medical Marijuana Laws
5/3/2019 Federal Alcohol Regulator Follows FDA, No CBD in Beer, Wine and Liquor
5/3/2019 What Age Group Has the Most Drunk Driving Accidents?
5/3/2019 Recording Academy Files Comments on Mechanical Licensing Collective with Copyright Office
5/3/2019 Washington Rep. Newhouse Named Co-Chair for Congressional Wine Caucus
5/3/2019 Peloton Hits Back at Music Publishers With Antitrust Countersuit
5/3/2019 Congress and White House Agree to Spend $2 Trillion on Infrastructure
4/26/2019 Reducing the DUI Legal Limit: A Spirited Debate
4/26/2019 Dem Says Marijuana Banking Bill Will Get House Vote This Spring
4/26/2019 Supreme Court Hears DUI Case in Which Blood Was Ordered Drawn from Unconscious Driver Without a Warrant
4/26/2019 PayPal Joins Cannabis Banking’s Lobbying Ranks in First Quarter
4/26/2019 Military Commissaries Are Latest Battleground in Fight for Shelf Space
4/26/2019 Songwriters of North America Argues for Industry Coalition to Form the MLC
4/26/2019 In the Age of Legal Marijuana, Many Employers Drop ‘Zero Tolerance’ Drug Tests
4/26/2019 Canadian Police Still Aren’t Seeing Any Spike In Stoned Driving Post-Legalization
4/19/2019 McConnell Seeks to Raise Purchase Age for Tobacco to 21
4/19/2019 New Study: Consumers’ Preference of Cannabis Over Alcohol
4/19/2019 National Survey Shows Support for Stronger Drunken Driving, Speed Laws
4/19/2019 ‘I, Too, Share Your Concern’: Treasury Secretary Urges Bipartisan Banking Fix for Cannabis Industry
4/19/2019 FDA Working Group to Oversee Cannabis and Derived Products
4/12/2019 FDA to Review Rules for CBD as Food Ingredient 
4/12/2019 Charge My Weed, Please. Menendez Says Marijuana Businesses Should Be Allowed to Take Credit Cards and Write Checks
4/12/2019 U.S. Bank Subsidiary Backs Out of Handling CBD Payment Processing
4/12/2019 Say What? The Problem with Per Se Laws for Cannabis-impaired Driving
4/12/2019 AMLC Songwriters Blast Major Music Publishers Over Wrongful Royalty Claims — Here’s Their Statement
4/12/2019 Wine Industry Floods TTB with Its Opinions on Wine Nutritional Labeling
4/12/2019 FTC Kills Deal to Merge Alcohol Distributors
4/12/2019 Trump Is Threatening Tariffs on Europe’s Cheese and Wine. Could This Brie the Start of a Trade War?
4/5/2019 Female Lobbyists Change Face of the Beer Industry
4/5/2019 Trump Border Wall Shutdown Will Affect Beer, Tequila, Avocado Supplies
4/5/2019 Truckers Must Register with Federal Drug Database to Change Jobs Starting in 2020
4/5/2019 DOJ’s Consent Decree Termination Frenzy Ramps Up
4/5/2019 Cannabis Banking Bill Wins Approval in Crucial House Committee
4/5/2019 Responsibility.org Partners with WSWA to Launch “Think Responsibly” Campaign 
4/5/2019 In the EU, Every New Car Built After May 2022 Must Be Capable of Housing Built-In Breathalysers
4/5/2019 FDA Sets First Hearing on CBD in May as the Agency Looks at Legalizing the Cannabis Compound to Add to Food and Drinks
4/5/2019 Linda McMahon, Small Business Administrator, Resigns From Cabinet
4/5/2019 Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights & RMLC Antitrust Lawsuit Moved to California Court
3/22/2019 U.S. Rep. Dingell Pushes for Mandatory Interlocks to Prevent Drunk Driving
3/22/2019 U.S. Postal Service Issues Advisory on Mailing Hemp-Derived CBD
3/22/2019 Congress Debates Merits of Anti-DUI Safeguards in All Cars
3/22/2019 Bill to Protect Banks That Work With the Cannabis Industry Gets a Vote in Congress Next Week
3/22/2019 Drugged Driving Trends and Statistics in the U.S.
3/22/2019 MADD, Nationwide Urge Parents To 'Keep Talking' About Alcohol and Other Drugs During Busy Spring Season
3/15/2019 Labor Department Proposes New Overtime Threshold
3/15/2019 Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing? (Podcast)
3/15/2019 U.S. Lawmakers Look to Rollout New Cannabis Laws
3/15/2019 Cannabis Bills Proliferate In U.S. Congress
3/15/2019 Trump Wants E-Cigarette Companies to Pay User Fees
3/15/2019 FDA Restricts Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes, Cigars at Retail
3/15/2019 Report: U.S. Wine Exports Down in 2018 
3/8/2019 Implementation of the Music Modernization Act: Copyright Office Issues Solicitation for Mechanical Licensing Collective
3/8/2019 ASCAP, BMI Propose Interim, Time-Limited Consent Decrees to DOJ
3/8/2019 Should Legal Blood-Alcohol Content Level Be Lowered in Name of Safety? (Op-Ed)
3/8/2019 Beto O'Rourke Calls for Nationwide Legalization of Marijuana
3/8/2019 Cannabis Tax Revenues on a Steep Rise in Early-Legalizing States
3/8/2019 North America Ignition Interlock Devices Market Is Expected to Reach $48.8 Million by 2021
3/8/2019 Aluminum Pricing Examination Act Re-Introduced into Congress
3/8/2019 Total Wine's Owner Backs U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Hike
3/8/2019 Hickenlooper: Federal Government Shouldn't Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana
3/1/2019 FDA to Hold Cannabis Meeting
3/1/2019 To Ensure Public Health and Safety, Impose a Two-Year Moratorium on Marijuana Legalization (Op-Ed)
3/1/2019 Concerns Over Plans to ‘Modernize’ Alcohol Labels
3/1/2019 The American Mechanical Licensing Collective (AMLC) Isn’t Going Away
3/1/2019 Record-Breaking Settlement in Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Case
3/1/2019 Washington Considers Overhaul of Music-Licensing Rules
3/1/2019 Repeal or Replace: Two Opposing Estate Tax Proposals
3/1/2019 Marijuana Legalization Bills Are Advancing In Several States
3/1/2019 Cannabis Will Either Be ‘Symbiotic Opportunity’ or ‘Detrimental Antagonist’ in the Drinks Industry
2/22/2019 Labor Department Makes ‘80/20’ Switch Official
2/22/2019 Graham Seeks DOJ Meeting Before Decision on ASCAP/BMI Consent Decrees
2/22/2019 Polls: Hiking Estate Tax Less Popular Than Taxing Mega Wealth, Income
2/22/2019 Secret Service Alerts Retailers About Contactless Skimmers
2/22/2019 Card Companies to Raise Credit and Debit Card Fees
2/22/2019 House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing to Consider Cannabis Banking Issues
2/15/2019 Congress Holds Marijuana Banking Hearing
2/15/2019 Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study
2/15/2019 House Reintroduces Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act 
2/15/2019 Trump's Trade War Leaves American Whiskey on the Rocks
2/15/2019 A Federal Weed Legalization Bill Has Been Introduced In Congress — Here's What Could Happen
2/15/2019 U.S. Legislators Unveil “Path to Marijuana Reform” at the Federal Level
2/15/2019 Legalized Marijuana Has ‘No Impact’ on Alcohol Sales: Study
2/15/2019 Purchases With Plastic Get Costlier for Merchants (And Consumers)
2/15/2019 The Tennessee Wine Case and the 21st Amendment
2/8/2019 Senate Finance Chair Says Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Should Go
2/8/2019 Senator Sanders Proposes to Reform the Estate Tax
2/8/2019 Irving Azoff's GMR Accused of 'Deliberate Witness Intimidation' In Radio Licensing Dispute
2/8/2019 Conservatives Bash FDA for ‘Regulatory Panic’ on e-Cigarettes
2/8/2019 U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to Wine and Spirits Trade Post Brexit
2/8/2019 Highway Safety Advocates Push State Law Agenda
2/8/2019 Cannabis Tax Revenues on the Rise Across the Western U.S.
2/8/2019 Traffic Deaths Rose, Then Fell, After Three States Legalized Marijuana
2/8/2019 House Financial Services Committee Will Hear Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week
2/8/2019 Music Modernization Act's Mechanical Licensing Collective Takes Shape
2/8/2019 Wyden Bill Would Make Araft Brewers' Tax Reform Permanent
2/8/2019 Driving Drunk: States with the Most DUIs
2/8/2019 Why So Many Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana
2/8/2019 Trump Praises GOP Estate Tax Reform as Democrats Mull Expansion
2/1/2019 Super Bowl Squares Pools Are Legally Risky Even After the Fall of PASPA
2/1/2019 Pressure Growing in Congress to Change Federal Policy on Marijuana
2/1/2019 United States: Legal and Policy Issues Surrounding Taprooms
2/1/2019 As Government Reopens, the New Congress Tries to Begin Again
2/1/2019 Trump Gives $100,000 from Salary to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2/1/2019 The Monopolist in the House: Rep. David Trone’s Wine Company Seeks to Overturn a Constitutional Amendment
2/1/2019 10% of U.S. Wine Retail Sales Shipped Direct to Consumers in 2018 
1/25/2019 Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act Introduced
1/25/2019 Congress Re-Introduces Bill to Simplify Small Business Taxes
1/25/2019 Justices Slam 'Economic Protectionism' in Supreme Court Liquor Case, 100 Years After Prohibition
1/25/2019 Distilling on Tribal Lands Is Now Legal in the U.S.
1/25/2019 NIH Scientists and Teens Join Forces for 2019 National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week®
1/25/2019 State Cannabis Reform Laws for 2019
1/25/2019 Meet the New Members of the House Financial Services Committee
1/25/2019 Trump Administration Spells Out Who Wins and Loses from New Tax Break
1/25/2019 Democrats Introduce $15 Per Hour Wage Bill
1/18/2019 Supreme Court Justices Seem Skeptical of Tenn. Residency Requirement for Liquor Store Owners
1/18/2019 Supreme Court Justices Question Residency Rules for Liquor Store Owners
1/18/2019 Congresswoman Calls on Trump to Restart Small Business Lending
1/18/2019 Congresswoman Dingell Proposes Bill Enforcing Ignition Interlock Devices After Michigan Family Killed in Drunk Driving Accident
1/18/2019 The AMLC Is Aggressively Moving Forward to Implement the Music Modernization Act
1/18/2019 Restaurants Are Scrambling for Cheap Labor in 2019
1/18/2019 Bring Beer, Make Friends: New Congressman Tries to Bring 6-Pack to House Floor
1/18/2019 Justice Department Issues New Opinion That Could Further Restrict Online Gambling
1/18/2019 McConnell Blocks House Bill to Reopen Government for Second Time
1/18/2019 Cannabis Experts from Legal U.S. States Surprised, Dismayed by Alberta Store Freeze
1/18/2019 Government Shutdown Snarls New Product Approval Process
1/11/2019 Lobbying for Spots on the Music Modernization Act's Licensing Collective Heats Up
1/11/2019 What the New Congress Looks Like
1/11/2019 Government Shutdown Puts Pressure on Operators
1/11/2019 Changing Marijuana Laws May Mean it's Time to Review Drug Testing Policy
1/11/2019 U.S. Restaurants and Bars Added 40,000 Jobs in December
1/11/2019 Study Finds Significant Number of People Admit to Driving While High
1/11/2019 House Introduces Congressional Marijuana Bill H.R. 420
1/11/2019 Gift Tax in 2019: How Much Can You Give Before Having to Pay?
1/11/2019 Canada Legalized Pot in October. But its Black Market Is Still Going Strong
1/4/2019 Government Shutdown Means You May Not See Any New Beers or Wines for a While 
1/4/2019 Cannabis May Be Legalized At Federal Level Soon
1/4/2019 Consumer Confidence Takes a December Dive
1/4/2019 2019 U.S. Alcohol Consumption To Increase While Population Growth Stagnates
1/4/2019 Sports Betting Tax Revenue Not Likely to Be 'Pot of Gold' for State Budgets if Legalized
1/4/2019 Appeals Court Rules “Joint Employment” Test as Too Broad
1/4/2019 Music Modernization Act Is an Important Display of Political Harmony (Op-Ed)
1/4/2019 The Music Modernization Act’s Biggest Battle Is Still Ahead
1/4/2019 Top 10 Events of 2018 That Shaped Marijuana Policy (Op-Ed)
1/4/2019 All You Need to Know About Music Licensing

 

2018

Weekly Date Article Title / Link
11/30/2018 Out-of-State Wine Seller Defeats Illinois Liquor Law
11/30/2018 Aluminum Beer Cans Caught in the Crossfire of a Trade War
11/30/2018 Music Execs Launch Bid for Industry Oversight Following Passage of Music Modernization Act
11/30/2018 What Replacing Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Means for Marijuana Legalization
11/30/2018 Pot Banking Takes Off in U.S. as Women Forge Path Around Ban
11/30/2018 Early Data Suggests No Spike in Pot-Impaired Driving After Canadian Legalization
11/30/2018 IRS Announces Higher 2019 Estate And Gift Tax Limits
11/30/2018 Big Tobacco Prepares to Fight Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
11/30/2018 Teens Are Trying Marijuana Before Alcohol and Tobacco
11/30/2018 Joe Kennedy III Calls for Legalizing Marijuana at the Federal Level
11/30/2018 Business Groups Brace for Dem Push to Hike Corporate Taxes
11/30/2018 Minimum Wage in 21 States on the Rise
11/16/2018 Who's In and Who's Out of House Committee Leadership Positions
11/16/2018 Department of Labor Eliminates “80/20” Tip Credit Rule
11/16/2018 Wine Consumers to Fund Supreme Court Brief on Wine Shipping Case
11/16/2018 Cannabis Companies Are Paying Federal Taxes in Cash and It’s Giving the IRS a Headache
11/16/2018 Trump's Threat About a Wine War with France Puzzles the French
11/16/2018 Congress Is Going to Make Marijuana Moves
11/16/2018 FDA Seeks Ban on Menthol Cigarettes to Fight Teen Smoking
11/16/2018 Brady Outlines Lame-Duck Tax Priorities
11/16/2018 Ganja & Guns: Medical Marijuana Patients Federally Barred from Buying Firearms 
11/9/2018 A Long and Winding Road to New Copyright Legislation
11/9/2018 IRS Announces New Bigger Retirement Plan Contribution Limits for 2019
11/9/2018 Pot Proponents Claim Victory, Set Sights on National Legalization
11/9/2018 Courts Take a Closer Look at Wine Shipping
11/9/2018 First Self-Regulatory Organization for the U.S. Cannabis Industry, National Association of Cannabis Businesses
11/9/2018 What You Need to Know About the State of Weed Laws After the Midterms
11/9/2018 Here’s How the Four States Voting on Marijuana-Related Issues Voted
11/9/2018 How the MMA Could Shift Music's Wealth From Labels to Publishers -- and Impact Companies That Own Both
11/2/2018 DOJ Confirms Websites Are Covered by ADA but Offers Some Flexibility to Businesses in Complying
11/2/2018 Trump Tax Cuts Will Wait Until 2019 if the GOP Is Still in Charge, Says Brady
11/2/2018 New Marijuana Laws Blitz Old Workplace Rules
11/2/2018 Music Modernization Act Was Verse One, the Rest of the Song Is Yet to Be Written (Guest Post)
11/2/2018 Why Success of the Music Modernization Act Depends on Open Standards (Op-Ed)
11/2/2018 Joint Statement with the House Ways and Means Committee Republicans Regarding Taxes
10/26/2018 Amnesty Policies May Curb Alcohol Emergencies at Universities
10/26/2018 Hair-Testing of Truck Drivers Will Be Allowed Under New Law
10/26/2018 Marlboro Maker Altria to Halt Sales of Flavored e-Cigarettes Amid Concerns About Youth-Vaping Surge
10/26/2018 No Labels: Cannabis Branding Is No-Go in Canada
10/26/2018 Marijuana Midterms: Why Legal Weed Advocates Think 'All the Pieces Are Coming Together' This Year
10/26/2018 Teen Vaping of Marijuana Raises Concerns About Addiction
10/19/2018 Legalized Marijuana Linked to a Sharp Rise in Car Crashes
10/19/2018 Lebamoff v Snyder Stay Order
10/19/2018 Trump Signs Landmark Music Bill: What to Know
10/19/2018 WHO Launches "Safer" Alcohol Campaign
10/19/2018 The Bill that Brought Kid Rock to the White House (Explained)
10/19/2018 Mail-Order Merlot? Kroger Introduces Wine Home-Delivery Business
10/19/2018 Music Modernization Act's Next Challenge: How to Implement the Law
10/19/2018 Could Weed Be Federally Legal in 2019?
10/19/2018 Canadian Weed Legalization Could Usher in "Prohibition 2.0," Warn Critics
10/12/2018 Trump Tax Story Prompts Calls to Revise Estate Rules
10/12/2018 Demonizing Alcohol: A War on Moderation (Op-Ed)
10/12/2018 Marijuana Backers Look for Midwest Breakthrough in Nov. Election
10/12/2018 Changes Ahead for Ways & Means
10/12/2018 The Maker of Marlboro Cigarettes Is Reportedly in Talks to Buy a Stake in Canadian Cannabis Producer Aphria
10/12/2018 Oregon Congressional Delegation Calls for Enforcement Against Deceptive Practices in Wine Industry 
10/12/2018 Flanked by Musicians, Trump Signs Music Copyright Bill into Law
10/12/2018 Leahy Bill Clears Hurdle to Support Small Businesses with National Guard and Military Reservists
10/5/2018 Spotlight: U.S. Tariffs Hit American Beer Drinkers
10/5/2018 Overqualified? Or Too Old? Age Discrimination Case Takes Aim at Biased Recruiting Practices
10/5/2018 U.S. Traffic Fatalities Fall Following Two Years of Rising Toll
10/5/2018 Tax Reform 2.0 Is Done: Passed by House, Likely Going Nowhere in the Senate
10/5/2018 WHO Launches SAFER Alcohol Control Initiative to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol-Related Death and Disability
10/5/2018 U.S.-Canada-Mexico Trade Deal to Benefit U.S. Spirits Exports
10/5/2018 New Company to Assist Regulators Manage Permit Violations by Out-of-State Shippers
10/5/2018 Senator: White House Drug Office Vows Objective Pot Study
10/5/2018 The 5 Worst U.S. House Reps on Marijuana Policy
9/28/2018 Supreme Court Grants Cert in Tennessee Retailers Case
9/28/2018 Music Modernization Act On the Brink of Becoming Law, Awaits Only President's Signature
9/28/2018 Why the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees Matter
9/28/2018 Marijuana Arrests Are Increasing Despite Legalization, New FBI Data Shows
9/28/2018 Marijuana Initiatives in the Midterms That Could Change Everything
9/28/2018 New Laws Aim to Make Work Hours More Predictable
9/28/2018 New Retaliatory Tariffs on Alcohol Kicked-In Monday
9/28/2018 Laying Down the Law: How the Music Business Came Together to Score Two Policy Wins
9/28/2018 Expect Changes on House Financial Services Committee Next Year
9/28/2018 House Judiciary Subcommittee Schedules Hearing to Examine Sports Betting in U.S.
9/28/2018 World Health Organization Calls for Restrictions on Alcohol
9/21/2018 Senate Passes Music Modernization Act
9/21/2018 Retailers Unhappy with Swipe Fees Settlement, Saying It Doesn't Go Far Enough
9/21/2018 Liquor Makers Fight for Equal Footing on Military Bases
9/21/2018 House Ways & Means Committee Moves to Make Important Tax Provisions Permanent
9/21/2018 Congress Prepares to Punt Biggest Political Battles Until After Midterms
9/21/2018 House Judiciary Committee Orders Jeff Sessions to Stop Obstructing Marijuana Research
9/14/2018 House GOP's Second Phase of Tax Reform Aims to Make Individual Cuts Permanent, Boost Retirement Savings
9/14/2018 NLRB Proposes New Joint-Employer Rule
9/14/2018 Marijuana Bill Approved by Congressional Committee, Despite Drug Conviction Restriction Dispute
9/14/2018 Alliance of American Football Will Have Enhanced In-Game Betting
9/14/2018 The Devil in the Details of the Music Modernization Act
9/14/2018 State-by-State Sports Betting Bill Tracker
9/14/2018 Radio Aligns With Bars & Restaurants In Copyright Fight
9/14/2018 NMPA CEO David Israelite Urges Music Modernization Act Passage: 'It May Be Now Or Never'
9/7/2018 States Rebel, Won't Conform to Trump Estate Tax Cuts
9/7/2018 House GOP Expected to Push Changes to 401(k)s This Fall
9/7/2018 Tax As a Weapon in Interstate Wine War
9/7/2018 Ryan: House Will Vote This Month to Make Individual Tax Cuts Permanent
8/31/2018 U.S. Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest in Almost 18 Years
8/31/2018 White House Quietly Launches Initiative to Highlight the Evils of Marijuana
8/31/2018 Sin Taxes Are Being Rebranded 'Health Taxes'
8/31/2018 'If You Feel Different, You Drive Different': NHTSA Campaign Targets Impaired Driving
8/31/2018 Could Commissaries Finally Sell Liquor? A Pentagon Study Will Determine It
8/31/2018 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Suggests Federal Framework for Sports Betting
8/31/2018 Warren: If Democrats Take Senate, They'll Vote on Marijuana Bill
8/24/2018 The Dangers of Drugged Driving
8/24/2018 Wells Fargo Blames Federal Marijuana Laws for Closing Candidate's Account
8/24/2018 What Minimum Wage Increases Mean for Bar Businesses
8/24/2018 U.S. Consumer Sentiment Declines to Lowest in Almost a Year
8/24/2018 Colorado, Arizona State Joining Trend to Expand Alcohol Sales at Games
8/24/2018 1 in 7 Canadian Cannabis Users Has Driven High at Least Once in the Past 3 Months
8/24/2018 Sen. Grassley Won't Rule Out Switch from Judiciary Committee Chair to Finance Committee
8/24/2018 Compromise on Music Modernization Act Leads to Unconditional Support From Music Industry Organizations
8/24/2018 Sobriety Tags: How Alcohol Monitoring Could Become the New Norm
8/17/2018 Music Copyright Bill Awaits Action As Senate Returns to DC
8/17/2018 Drive High, Get a DUI: NHTSA Launches Drugged-Driving Awareness Campaign
8/17/2018 Lawmaker Praises Small Business Deduction Guidelines
8/17/2018 4 Ways the ‘Kiddie Tax’ Can Work for You and Your Family
8/17/2018 The Music Modernization Act Faces an ‘Extremely Tight Deadline’ Before Midterm Elections
8/10/2018 America’s Pot Capital? It’s Massachusetts, Not Colorado
8/10/2018 Music Modernization Act Set to Move Forward as Parties Reach Consensus
8/10/2018 The Pot Breathalyzer Is Here. Maybe
8/10/2018 How Did We Get Here with the Consent Decrees?
8/10/2018 Ted Cruz’s Quest to Legalize Music Industry Competition
8/10/2018 Bottle Shock: Treasury Challenges Tax Break for Wine Importers
8/10/2018 Beer Drinkers Lose U.S. Appeal over Anheuser-SABMiller Merger
8/10/2018 Who's in, Out in Small Business Tax Break? It's Complicated
8/3/2018 Lobbying Fight Heats Up Over Sports Gambling
8/3/2018 Controversy Continues Surrounding SESAC Proposal On Music Modernization Act
8/3/2018 What The NBA’s Partnership With MGM Resorts Means For Sports Bettors
8/3/2018 IRS Mulls Rules for Estates and Trusts After Tax Law
8/3/2018 Trump Tariffs Tear Republicans Apart
8/3/2018 California High Court Rules Against Starbucks in ‘Off the Clock’ Compensation Case
8/3/2018 Kroger Weighs Widening Unit's Planned Ban on Visa Credit Cards
8/3/2018 Trump Weighs Big Tax Cut for Rich
8/3/2018 State of Wayfair: States Bracing for Digital Services Legislation 
7/27/2018 Big Alcohol Prepares for the Green Wave
7/27/2018 Congress and Trump's Consent Decree Reform Crusade
7/27/2018 Trump, EU Agree to Work on Lowering Tariffs, Averting a Potential Trade War
7/27/2018 Feds, Police Raid Multiple Liquor Stores in Cross-State Investigation
7/27/2018 Analysis: Gambling Not a Clear-Cut State Budget Booster
7/27/2018 Music Modernization Act Stares Down Potential Snag: 
7/27/2018 Rep. Nunes Wants to End Capital Gains Taxes on Inflation 
7/27/2018 No Answers at Congressional Hearing on Digital Sales Tax 
7/27/2018 Supreme Court Has Chance to Decide if States Can Discriminate Against Wine Retailer Shipping?
7/27/2018 Canada to Respond to U.S. Tax Reform Challenge in Fiscal Update 
7/20/2018 Four States Claim Federal Tax-Deduction Cap Infringes Rights
7/20/2018 As Clock Ticks, New Hurdles Mount Against the Music Modernization Act
7/20/2018 Legalization of Cannabis Will Not Blunt Wine and Liquor Purchases, New TABS Analytics Report Reveals
7/20/2018 How to Avoid Pay-to-Play Violations
7/20/2018 Rep. Tim Ryan Marijuana Should Be Legal in All 50 States (Op-Ed)
7/20/2018 Frustrated US Lawmakers Threaten Action on Trump's Tariffs
7/20/2018 Kevin Brady We’re On Track for Tax Cuts 2.0
7/20/2018 Two Recent Studies Address The Relationship Between Cannabis And Alcohol
7/13/2018 Main Street Largely Cheers Trump's Pro-Business Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh 
7/13/2018 D.C. Judge Delays FDA Warnings 
7/13/2018 Marijuana Politics Evolving in Red States 
7/13/2018 Hopes Fade for Senate Action on Self-Driving Bill
7/13/2018 Obama Urges Wine Industry to Collaborate in Climate Change Fight
7/13/2018 Department of Justice Seeks to Terminate “Legacy” Antitrust Judgments in Federal District Court in Washington, D.C.
7/13/2018 National Restaurant Association Sues to Protect Tip Credit 
7/6/2018 Congress and the Department of Justice Must Stand Up to the Corporate Mafia
7/6/2018 America's Trucker Shortage Could Undermine Economy
7/6/2018 Senate Judiciary Approves Music Licensing Bill 
6/29/2018 Pot Bill Supported by Trump Going Nowhere Fast in Congress 
6/29/2018 Senators Vote to Block Marijuana Banking Amendment
6/29/2018 Tariffs Stir Unrest Among American Whiskey Producers
6/29/2018 Supreme Court Rules for American Express in Credit Card Case
6/29/2018 House To Vote on GOP Tax Bills in Fall
6/29/2018 Business Groups Urge Senators to Pass Bill to Rein in Trump on Tariffs 
6/29/2018 Supreme Court Sales Tax Ruling Is Clear; Ramifications of It Could Not Be Less Clear (Op-Ed)
6/22/2018 Trump Signals Support for States Deciding If Pot Is Legal: 
6/22/2018 Trump Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for U.S. Beer Giant:
6/22/2018 U.S. to Review 1940s-Era Music Rules, With Billions at Stake: 
6/22/2018 Alcohol Study Failed to Seek FDA Approval, Possibly Violating Federal Rules:
6/22/2018 Congressional Members Urge DOJ to Investigate Midwest Premium:
6/22/2018 House Being Lobbied by 42 Groups to Pass Younger Trucker Bill: 
6/22/2018 Is Your Company’s Website Compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act?: 
6/8/2018 TTB Levies Largest Fine Ever
6/8/2018 Senate Cancels Summer Break
6/8/2018 Most in U.S. Say Consuming Alcohol, Marijuana Morally OK
6/8/2018 The Rebirth of the Reagan Antitrust Movement (Op-Ed)
6/8/2018 Consent Decrees: Necessary Evil, or Just Evil?
6/8/2018 Cannabis Industry Supports Up to 160,000 Full-time Jobs, with More Growth on Horizon
6/8/2018 Work to Open More States to DTC Wine Shipments Continues
6/8/2018 Mexico Strikes Back, Levying Tariffs on U.S. Pork, Steel, Whiskey
6/1/2018 More Drivers Killed Under the Influence of Drugs Than Alcohol
6/1/2018 As More and More States Legalize Cannabis for Recreational Use, Authorities Are Attempting to Establish and Enforce Standardized Stoned-Driving Laws:
6/1/2018 Stricter State Alcohol Access Rules Can save 800 DUI Deaths a Year, Study Says
6/1/2018 DraftKings, Resorts Casino Join on Sports Bets
6/1/2018 Trump Imposes Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on U.S. Allies and Europe Plans to Retaliate
6/1/2018 BMI Asks Court for Rate Boost
6/1/2018 Trump Administration Seeks WTO Panel to Resolve Wine Dispute with Canada
5/25/2018 When It Comes to the Music Consent Decrees, Process Is Key:
5/25/2018 BMI, RMLC Can't Agree on Royalty, Head to Rate Court: 
5/25/2018 Chabot to Chair House Judiciary Committee: 
5/25/2018 Feds Spend $333,210 Studying Bars Along Mexico Border: 
5/25/2018 Brewers Association, NBWA Request Hearing Prior to MegaBrew Final Judgment: 
5/25/2018 The Trump Administration’s Antitrust Revolution (Op-Ed): 
5/25/2018 Supreme Court Endorses Employer Use of Class Waivers:
5/25/2018 Dodd-Frank Rollback Passes House, Moves to President's Desk for Signature to Become Law: 
5/18/2018 Federal Sports-Wagering Ban Overturned by U.S. Supreme Court
5/18/2018 Senate Introduces Music Modernization Act: 
5/18/2018 British Columbia Passes Marijuana Driving-Impairment Law But Confusion Remains: 
5/18/2018 Alcohol Industry Pushes Lawmakers to Uncork Excise Tax Relief: 
5/18/2018 Four State Marijuana Ballot Initiatives Likely on Tap in 2018, with Oklahoma First Up: 
5/18/2018 How the SBA Is Working to Aid Small Businesses: 
5/18/2018 NIH Suspends Study on Benefits of Alcohol After Questions About Industry Involvement: 
5/18/2018 Trump's Infrastructure Plan Hits a Dead End: 
5/11/2018 The Music Modernization Act Will Create a New Copyright Licensing Organization Called the 'MLC”
5/11/2018 Why ‘Per Se’ Laws Work for Alcohol But Not Cannabis 
5/11/2018 Sports Betting Could Soon Be Legalized in the U.S. Media Companies Can’t Wait
5/11/2018 Music Rights Data Start-Up Confirms Pilot with Warner, BMG, Sentric and GMR 
5/11/2018 NAFCU Urges Congressional Support on Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 
5/11/2018 U.S. Marijuana Sales May Reach $10 Billion This Year, $22 Billion by 2022 
5/11/2018 Marijuana Taxes Grow but Only Small Part of State Revenue 
5/11/2018 Alcohol, Tobacco and Pharma Investing in Pot as Hedge 
5/4/2018 National Small Business Week a Good Time for Congress to Really Help Small Businesses (Op-Ed)
5/4/2018 Industry Reacts to Music Modernization Act Passage
5/4/2018 Small Businesses Should Plan Ahead for the Next Emergency
5/4/2018 Trump Extends Tariff Exemptions for Allies
5/4/2018 Experts Predict Federal Marijuana Prohibition Ends in 3 Years
5/4/2018 No More ‘Drive-By’ ADA Suits?
5/4/2018 In Advance of Legalization, Ottawa Offers A Crash Course in Cannabis Law 
5/4/2018 Department of Defense Memo Commissaries to Start Selling Beer, Wine Soon
5/4/2018 A New Study Says State Political Campaign Contributions Affect Wine Excise Taxes 
4/27/2018 House Passes Historic Digital Music Licensing Package
4/27/2018 Understanding the Tip Income Protection Act of 2018
4/27/2018 ASCAP Reports More Than $1Bn in Distributions for 2017
4/27/2018 Roadside Testing in Saskatoon for Marijuana Impaired Drivers
4/20/2018 Pay-to-Play Schemes Keep TTB Busy
4/20/2018 Justices Take on Changed Retail Landscape in Tax Case 
4/20/2018 Music Licensing Legislation Advances in House
4/20/2018 How Communities Can Better Support Small Businesses
4/20/2018 Trump's Reported Pledge Spurs Question: The Beginning of the End of U.S. Marijuana Prohibition?
4/20/2018 Who's Who Among the Music Industry's Advocates on Capitol Hill
4/13/2018 Trump: Dodd-Frank Rollback 'Should Be Done Fairly Quickly'
4/13/2018 The Liquor Industry Is Lobbying to Expand Self-Driving Car Testing
4/13/2018 Information Is Power: Why the Music Business Is Still Broken for Artists, And How to Fix It (Op-Ed)
4/13/2018 Republican Tax Cuts Are Failing Small Businesses, New Report Finds
4/13/2018 Proposed Rollback of Americans with Disabilities Act Is Permanently Stalled
4/13/2018 CDC: One-in-Six Adults Binge Drink Weekly
4/13/2018 Ryan to Retire as House Speaker in January
4/13/2018 Music Modernization Act Introduced Tuesday
4/6/2018 Possible Changes to American With Disabilities Act Generate Controversy
4/6/2018 Trump: Infrastructure Overhaul Will Likely Come After Midterms
4/6/2018 Big Change in Credit Card Rules Starts This Month
4/6/2018 Here's How Enormous Pot Sales Could Get with Legalization
3/30/2018 DOJ Antitrust Chief: We Are Reviewing ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees
3/30/2018 Could IRS Policy Change Strip Marijuana Trade Associations of Tax Exemption?
3/30/2018 Doug Collins to Run for House Judiciary Chair
3/30/2018 Allocation for Music Producers (AMP) Act Introduced in Senate
3/30/2018 TTB Targets Consignment Wine Sales
3/30/2018 Canadian Government Struggles with Cannabis Measurement Parameters
3/23/2018 D.C. Circuit Rules in Favor of the Center for Tobacco Products
3/23/2018 The Trump Tariff Layoffs Begin
3/23/2018 NIH's Wooing of Alcohol Execs Raises Questions About Study
3/23/2018 Canada's Marijuana Packaging Rules Blasted as Unscientific,' 'Fear Mongering'
3/23/2018 Young People Believe Alcohol Will Kill You Faster Than Marijuana
3/16/2018 Alcohol’s Interest in Cannabis Could Be a Reason Not to Legalize Nationwide
3/16/2018 Don't Put Your City's Nightlife to Bed. Hire A Nightlife Mayor.
3/9/2018 Rep. Kristi Noem Pushing for Online Sales Tax Bill in Omnibus
3/9/2018 Rep. Doug Collins Makes Play for Judiciary Chairmanship
3/9/2018 Trump Tariffs Could See Beer Prices Soar, Push Americans Toward Drinking Wine and Spirits 
3/9/2018 ATM Debit Card Fraud Rises
3/2/2018 Trump's New Tariffs Could Make Beer, Cars and Baseball Bats More Expensive
3/2/2018 Denver Approves First Social Marijuana License, Allowing Vaping and Edibles in Lincoln Park Coffee Shop
3/2/2018 Bipartisanship Through Beer
3/2/2018 Joint Employer Rule Back in the Spotlight
3/2/2018 Where Pedestrian Deaths Are Up, Is Marijuana to Blame?
3/2/2018 Spotify IPO Filing Reveals How Insanely Complicated It Is to License Music Rights
2/23/2018 Rep. Goodlatte to Unveil Sweeping Music Copyright Reform Package Next Month
2/23/2018 House Passes Bill to Curb “Drive-By” ADA Lawsuits
2/23/2018 Potential Trade War Could Hurt Kentucky Bourbon and Wisconsin Cheese
2/23/2018 Report: House Committee Could Have Infrastructure Bill Ready by Summer
2/23/2018 Funding Main Street in Rural America
2/23/2018 Roadside Saliva Tests Raise Privacy, Practical Concerns
2/16/2018 House Votes to Add Requirements for Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuits
2/16/2018 2018 Federal Budget Legislation Provides Breweries with Administrative Relief and Acknowledges 21st Amendment
2/16/2018 Trump Releases $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
2/16/2018 A Potential Decrease in the Legal BAC May Not Matter
2/9/2018 Damaging Data on Tip-Pooling Changes Withheld, Report Says
2/9/2018 Congress Fine-Tunes Music Legislation
2/9/2018 DOL Inspector General Launches Audit of Tip Pooling Rule-Making Process
2/9/2018 In Courthouses and State Capitols, Wine Retailers Are Fighting for Direct Shipping
2/9/2018 Denver Cannabiz-Focused Credit Union Gets OK from Federal Reserve (With Conditions)
2/9/2018 How New Alcohol Tax Laws May Affect Your Business
2/9/2018 Failed Federal Drug Tests Among Transportation Workers Soar by 77 Percent amid Opioid Epidemic
2/9/2018 Lawmakers, Alcohol Industry Tussle Over Cancer Labels on Booze
2/2/2018 How States Are Gambling on Sports Betting Case
2/2/2018 Congress, It’s Time to Pay Musicians (Op-Ed)
2/2/2018 How Federal Tax Changes Impact State Business Taxes
1/26/2018 MADD Backs Scientists' Goals for Reducing Drunken Driving but Doesn't Endorse Lowering .08 Blood-Alcohol Limit
1/26/2018 White House to Propose Cutting the 'Alcohol' and 'Tobacco' Out of ATF
1/26/2018 Cannabis Industry Group Preps Voluntary Packaging Standards
1/26/2018 FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Public Warnings and Notifications of Recalls
1/26/2018 Senate Forges Ahead on Sweeping Music Modernization Act
1/26/2018 With New DUI Rules, How Many Drinks Will You Be Able to Have?
1/26/2018 Why It’s Difficult to Develop a Roadside Test for Marijuana
1/19/2018 Drunken Driving Blood-Alcohol Threshold Should Be Lowered, Scientific Panel Says
1/19/2018 Supreme Court to Revisit Internet Sales Tax Ruling
1/19/2018 Here Are the Proposed Laws That Could Protect Legal Pot in 2018
1/12/2018 2018 to Bring Changes to Congress
1/12/2018 GOP Tax Law Loophole Could Offer Foreign Liquor Makers Unfair Advantage, Experts Caution
1/12/2018 A Closer Look: Why Drunk Driving Deaths Happen in Some States More Than Others
1/12/2018 Recording Academy, RIAA, ASCAP and BMI Unite to Give Full-Throated Endorsement of Licensing Reforms
1/12/2018 Further Uncertainty Awaits Music Marketplace in Wake of Second Circuit Decision 
1/12/2018 Bipartisan Group Introduces SBA 7(a) Reform Bill
1/12/2018 Does Marijuana Legalization Decrease Alcohol Consumption?
1/5/2018 Federal Audit: States Losing Billions to Tax-Free Online Sales
1/5/2018 These 7 States Are Most Likely to Legalize Marijuana in 2018
1/5/2018 Yes, Smartphone Use Is Probably Behind the Spike in Driving Deaths. So Why Isn’t More Being Done to Curb It?
1/5/2018 Most Americans Don't Think Marijuana Causes More Crashes
1/5/2018 Here Are the Republicans Retiring from Congress in 2018
1/5/2018 Minimum Wage to Rise in 18 States in 2018