What does drinking alcohol actually do to your driving?
What does drinking alcohol actually do to your driving? The Telegraph By Tim Gibson November 13, 2019 As the party season approaches, it’s important to understand exactly how alcohol consumption impacts yours and others’ safety Everyone knows that driving under the influence of alcohol is a bad idea. That is why most countries have legal […]
Don’t Let Your Company Holiday Party Become a Liability
Don’t Let Your Company Holiday Party Become a Liability JDSupra By Lindsay Dischley, Melissa Salimbene, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC November 12, 2019 Some say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Others are business owners or HR professionals who experience great stress at year-end due to, among other things, the company holiday party. Although […]
Colorado: Denver will soon allow drinking in public outside certain bars and restaurants
Colorado: Denver will soon allow drinking in public outside certain bars and restaurants The Council passed a “common consumption” law that lets people drink in parts of the public right of way with a city permit and permission from the neighborhood. Source: https://denverite.com/ David Sachs Nov. 12, 2019 Everyone knows Denver doesn’t have enough places […]
Thanks to alcohol sales, UNC made over $1M from concessions in 3 home games
Thanks to alcohol sales, UNC made over $1M from concessions in 3 home games Source: https://www.msn.com/ Bryan Fischer October 15, 2019 The state of North Carolina opening up beer and alcohol sales at sporting events has had a big impact on the flagship university’s bottom line so far this year. According to WTVD ABC 11, UNC […]
UT: Utah ends sales of 3.2 beer
UT: Utah ends sales of 3.2 beer First time statute has changed since Prohibition KXLY By Ben Winslow November 3, 2019 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Mary Carpenter has lived in Utah 74 years and didn’t think she’d ever see the day. “No, no, no,” she said. “I lived in California at one time and […]
Man carrying multiple cases of alcohol worth $36,000 arrested on little-known law
Man carrying multiple cases of alcohol worth $36,000 arrested on little-known law Source: https://www.masslive.com/ By Jeanette DeForge November 12, 2019 A New York man was arrested over the weekend for transporting $36,000 in rum, whiskey, sambuca and other alcohol through the state, violating a little-known Massachusetts law. Jia Chen, 36, of Flushing, New York, was […]
Canada: Saskatchewan’s liquor future uncertain three years after privatization
Canada: Saskatchewan’s liquor future uncertain three years after privatization “It’s an ongoing threat to our existence.” Regina Leader-Post By Arthur White-Crummey, Regina Leader-Post November 2, 2019 Time is ticking away at Saskatchewan’s 36 publicly-owned liquor stores. Employees have five months left in their contracts, which guarantee the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) will keep […]
The tests that determine drunken driving are often unreliable, and judges are starting to question them, a New York Times investigation finds
The tests that determine drunken driving are often unreliable, and judges are starting to question them, a New York Times investigation finds Business Insider By Carmen Reinicke November 3, 2019 Alcohol breath tests, used by police stations across the US, often produce results that are incorrect, an investigation by the New York Times has found. Different […]
MI: New Interactive Map Examines States with the Highest Drunk Driving Fatality Rates in 2018
MI: New Interactive Map Examines States with the Highest Drunk Driving Fatality Rates in 2018 FOX 47 News November 4, 2019 LANSING, Mich. — Butler Wooten & Peak LLP has released an interactive map that details drunk driving fatality rates of every state in 2018. Working in conjunction with data visualization firm 1Point21 Interactive, the […]
VT: Seven Vermont Liquor Rules Designed to Save Us >From Over-Indulgence
VT: Seven Vermont Liquor Rules Designed to Save Us >From Over-Indulgence Seven Days By David Holub November 5, 2019 Say you’re a sociological researcher and need to observe drunken human behavior in the wild. The first place you might look is a bar. Ironically (and theoretically), that’s actually the last place you should look around here: […]