Idaho: Agencies work together on Weekend Underage
Drinking Patrol
On Saturday night, July
20, officers from multiple agencies collaborated as part of an underage
drinking and youth impaired driving emphasis patrol. Part of this event
was funded by a grant from the national Center for Alcohol Policy and
Drug Free Idaho.
Iowa: Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
holds Johnson County Town Hall meeting In
need of uncovering the true economic effect that the distribution, sale,
and consumption of alcohol have on the state of Iowa?
Iowa: Liquor Sales Up, Beer Down in Iowa
Iowa beer sales fell flat
last year, but spirits were soaring. Sales of distilled spirits
were up 5.6 percent in fiscal 2013, spurred by the popularity of whiskeys
and bourbons as well as cream liqueurs like RumChata. Beer sales went
down about 6 percent from fiscal 2012 as Iowans tried the trendy new
drinks, said Tonya Dusold, spokeswoman for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages
Division.
Illinois: Small but mighty, local
'nanobreweries' do it all
There's not just hunger
for local eats in Chicago. There's thirst. Deep, abiding thirst, the kind
which can only be slacked by locally brewed craft beer.
New Hampshire: Governor signs bill
establishing one liquor commissioner
Governor Maggie Hassan
has signed into law a measure that establishes a single liquor
commissioner in New Hampshire, instead of three.
New Hampshire: Liquor Commission sees best
year yet
The New Hampshire Liquor
Commission had its best sales year ever in fiscal year 2013, generating
$603.5 million in total sales, an increase of $38.9 million - or 6.9%
over the previous fiscal year.
New York: Wegmans liquor store worries nearby
outlets
When it comes to the new
liquor store being built next to Wegmans on Harry L Drive, the grocery
chain is keeping it all in the family. Jason Wehle, the son-in-law of CEO
Danny Wegman, is listed as the principal of Johnson City Liquor &
Wine. Its parent company is Johnson City Wine Partners LLC, which is
headquartered in Rochester - just seven miles from Wegmans Food Markets
Inc.'s headquarters. Wehle, also a Wegmans employee, is married to Nicole
Wegman, one of Danny Wegman's daughters.
North Carolina: Local nonprofits benefit from
ABC sales
The Mecklenburg County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board recently awarded nearly $800,000 to 18
area nonprofits through its Alcohol Education grant program.
North Carolina: Gun Bill Approved By
Lawmakers, Will Expand Where Concealed Handguns Allowed
The Republican-backed
bill approved by both the House and Senate on Tuesday allows
concealed-carry permit holders to take firearms into bars and restaurants
and other places where alcohol is served as long as the owner doesn't
expressly forbid it.
North Dakota: Fargo debates changes to liquor
law
North Dakota's largest
city is debating changes to a liquor law that prevents competitors from
setting up shop close to other stores.
Pennsylvania: Legislators back shipping wine
to consumers
Will Pennsylvanians soon
be able to have a cabernet sauvignon or a Riesling from California
shipped straight to their door?
Virginia: Virginia Craft Beer Month returns in
August
In August, hundreds
of breweries, restaurants, hotels, and small businesses across Virginia
will celebrate the second year of Love on Tap: August Virginia Craft
Beer Month.
Washington: Issaquah police bust up ring of
brazen liquor thieves
Police say they've busted
a ring of liquor thieves who've stolen thousands of dollars of high-end
liquor in the last several weeks alone. Surveillance footage from a local
Safeway shows a woman placing several bottles of liquor in her grocery
bag.
Washington: Feds raid medical marijuana dispensaries
in Washington state - where possession is legal
Federal agents raided
several medical marijuana dispensaries Wednesday in Washington - a state
which just decriminalized the drug last year.
Washington: Drunken driving efforts stand to
make state's roads safer
It took a couple of
tragic, high-profile crashes in Western Washington to highlight a chronic
travel hazard in Central Washington: drunken drivers. Whatever the means,
the Legislature has taken much-needed steps toward taking repeat drunken
driving offenders off the road.
West Virginia: Breweries are banding together
to raise their industry profile
The man who made craft
beer possible in West Virginia has a bit of a secret about his drinking.
