Indiana: Keep beer sale as is for teenagers' sake
A special interest group
that stands to make millions has gone to federal court to do an
end-around past what their well-funded lobbying campaign could not get
through the Indiana General Assembly.
New Hampshire: Editorial: A Later Closing Time; N.H. Proposal
Raises Legitimate Concerns
The Upper Valley is known for lots of things, but
even its most enthusiastic boosters would probably concede that vibrant
night life is not one of them.
New York: New NY alcohol manufacturing
licensing system proposed
The NY State Liquor
Authority has released a draft bill for industry comment, creating a
whole new set of rules and regulations for alcohol manufacturers
operating in the state. This alert goes through the major changes and
areas of concern and calls for client comment.
North Carolina: Beer bills hop through
committee
Two North Carolina House
bills that would facilitate beer sales are headed to the Senate floor after
a very brief appearance in the Senate Commerce Committee.
Ohio: Budget proposal would allow
alcohol-laced foods in Ohio
Ohio Senators have slipped something into their version of the budget
that would allow the sale of some food products containing alcohol. Ohio
Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details.
Ohio: Anheuser-Busch to acquire Lima beer
distributor
Anheuser-Busch can go
ahead with its plans to acquire a beer distributorship in Lima now that
action on a bill in the Ohio House has been suspended.
Oregon: Oregon liquor board extends 50-cent
surcharge on sales
Oregon liquor authorities
voted Thursday to extend a 50-cent surcharge on every bottle sold, but
delayed a decision on whether to tack on another 25 cents, which
Democratic lawmakers have requested.
Pennsylvania: Beer AND wine in same
store? A Pa. state senator's proposal
State Sen. Charles
McIlhinney,R-Bucks, says he really wants to simplify how Pennsylvanians
buy alcohol.
Pennsylvania: Senate liquor
privatization hearing heats up as Cawley testifies
The liquor privatization
battle exploded today as a Democratic senator exchanged jabs with Lt.
Gov. Jim Cawley.
Texas: Fort Worth council votes to
allow alcohol sales next to schools, hospitals in four areas
Businesses that want to
sell alcoholic beverages near schools and public hospitals in mixed-use
zoning in downtown, Trinity Uptown, the Near South Side, and the West 7th
Urban Village can now do under an ordinance change approved by the City
Council Tuesday night.
Texas: Whiskey, No Chaser: New Law
Allows Distilleries to Sell for Off-Site Drinking
Good news for craft
distilleries in Texas: Recently, the governor signed a law that allows distillers
to sell a limited amount of liquor directly to consumers for off-site
consumption. The legislation was authored by Senators John Carona,
Leticia Van de Putte and Kevin Eltife, the same three who also worked on
craft beer legislation this session.
Washington: Liquor move sullies Costco
reputation
While state lawmakers sit
idle, waiting for their respective party's budget writers to find an
acceptable compromise before the special session ends Tuesday, lobbyists
for the giant discount retailer Costco are hard at work. They are once
again trying to rewrite the state liquor laws in their favor.
Washington: Guest - Legislature should
reject Costco's unfair liquor legislation
The Legislature should not
support changes to Initiative 1183, proposed by Costco, the main backer
of the initiative. The state would lose tens of million dollars in needed
revenue.
Washington: A year after privatization, liquor sales down in
Whatcom County
While the shift to liquor privatization appears to
have boosted state tax revenue in the first year, it had a chilling
effect on sales in Whatcom County.
