Wisconsin: Republicans looking to toughen Wisconsin alcohol enforcement

Wisconsin: Republicans looking to toughen Wisconsin alcohol enforcement   Source: http://host.madison.com/ SCOTT BAUER February 13, 2018   Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a new, limited permit for qualifying resorts to manufacture and sell up to 150,000 gallons of alcohol on-site each year. It also would create a […]

Colorado: Another beer battle brewing at state Capitol ahead of full-strength sales

Colorado: Another beer battle brewing at state Capitol ahead of full-strength sales   Source: https://www.thedenverchannel.com Russell Haythorn February 13th   The fight over full-strength beer sales outside liquor stores in Colorado is foaming up yet again at the state Capitol. This time it’s all about the age of clerks who can sell beer at grocery […]

How to ensure alcohol “modernization” doesn’t just become alcohol deregulation

How to ensure alcohol “modernization” doesn’t just become alcohol deregulation   Source: Public Action Management Pamela Erickson February 13, 2018   A recent headline declared, “Massachusetts is looking at a radical overhaul of its byzantine alcohol laws.”   That isn’t the only state where critics claim that alcohol regulations are “antiquated”, no longer relevant for today, […]