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Is It Time to End Tipping?

Is It Time to End Tipping?   Some say tipping is unfair and counterproductive. Others say servers will lose money and service will suffer without it.   Some restaurants have started to move away from tipping, with mixed results.   Source: WSJ Feb. 28, 2016   It has been the American way for more than […]

Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal

Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal   Source: News OK Brianna Bailey February 29, 2016   Anheuser-Busch has reached a deal with Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, that would allow the company to keep its distribution business in the state if the lawmaker’s proposed state question on alcohol reforms passes.   Anheuser-Busch had […]

Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners

Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners   Source: The Tennessean Joel Ebert February 29, 2016   State senators are moving ahead legislation that would allow grocers to prepare for wine in their stores — including a controversial new cap on liquor store owners in Tennessee — even as lawmakers in the House of […]

The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations

The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations   Source:  Public Action Management By Pamela Erickson February 2016   Recently, a major case of illegal payments was uncovered in Boston.  According to a Boston Globe article, “The owners of some of the most popular bars in Boston received tens of thousands of dollars in illegal […]