More Restrictive Driving Policies Result in Safer Teens: Study
More Restrictive Driving Policies Result in Safer Teens: Study The Legal Examiner By Steven Cohn April 4, 2017 If you spend an evening out on a Friday or Saturday, you’re likely to spot a lot of teenagers. Unfortunately, according to a recent study in the scientific journal Pediatrics, that’s also when teens face the […]
UK ALCOHOL LICENSING ‘FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED’
UK ALCOHOL LICENSING ‘FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED’ Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 4th April, 2017 The UK government made a “substantial error” in placing alcohol licensing responsibility under local authority control, and the “fundamentally flawed” system should be scrapped, a House of Lords Committee has found. The House of Lord Select Committee on the Licensing […]
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 […]
Penn State cracks down on frats after drunk pledge was left to die in stairwell
Penn State cracks down on frats after drunk pledge was left to die in stairwell Pennsylvania Penn State University on Thursday announced a series of steps to curb underage drinking in the aftermath of a frat pledge’s death last month, including permanently banning the school’s Beta Theta Pi chapter, prohibiting kegs at parties and postponing Greek […]
Liquor Authority increasing sweeps at bars in New York State
Liquor Authority increasing sweeps at bars in New York State New York The New York State Liquor Authority is conducting inspections at over 500 locations that hold New York State liquor licenses in order to monitor underage drinking. The New York State Liquor Authority began these increased sweeps at the beginning of March and plans to continue through […]
MADD, Nationwide & NABCA release 5 new topical guides during prom season and alcohol awareness month
MADD, Nationwide & NABCA release 5 new topical guides during prom season and alcohol awareness month National In advance of PowerTalk 21 Day on April 21st and during Alcohol Awareness Month this April, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and National Presenting Sponsor Nationwide are equipping parents with Power of Parents resources needed to have conversations […]
Pennsylvania: New Bill Would Allow Grocery & Convenience Stores To Sell Hard Liquor
Pennsylvania: New Bill Would Allow Grocery & Convenience Stores To Sell Hard Liquor Source: CBS By Jon Delano April 3, 2017 Instead of just wine for sale at your local grocery store, convenience store, or restaurant bar, how about a fifth of vodka, gin, or bourbon? “This simply provides more choice for […]
Florida: Senators Hoist Bills On Beer Glasses, Distilleries
Florida: Senators Hoist Bills On Beer Glasses, Distilleries Source: CBS Local April 3, 2017 Legislation that would allow distributors to give away free branded beer glasses and a measure that would lift a bottle limit on gin, vodka and other distilled liquors sold at Florida craft distilleries cleared a Senate committee on Monday. […]