Kansas: House panel passes bill to allow stronger beer in grocery stores

Kansas: House panel passes bill to allow stronger beer in grocery stores Source: Wichita Eagle BY DANIEL SALAZAR April 4th Lawmakers advanced a bill that would allow stores like Dillons and QuikTrip to sell a stronger type of beer to customers starting in 2019. The plan that passed a committee in the Kansas House is […]

Iowa: It’s time to update Iowa’s alcohol laws

Iowa: It’s time to update Iowa’s alcohol laws Source: Iowa ABD Stephen Larson and Debi Durham, Iowa View contributors April 2, 2017 For many years, Iowa’s alcohol laws have, essentially, been static. The few revisions that have occurred have been to accommodate changes in the industry such as native wineries and breweries. As the pace […]

Oregon: Bill would ban alcohol on Oregon beaches

Oregon: Bill would ban alcohol on Oregon beaches   Source: KGW April 05, 2017   A bill introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives would ban the use of alcohol on the state’s public beaches.   House Bill 3441 would make it a crime to possess or consume alcohol, or to possess or discard “an […]