ABL Weekly – Issue 388 | June 28, 2019 Friday, June 28, 2019 Issue 388 MEETINGS & EVENTS July 9-10 – ABL Summer Board Meeting | Madison, WI July 29-31 – ECRS Ignite 19 Retail Success Conference | Nashville, TN August 9-11 – TWSRA 2019 Annual Meeting | Gatlinburg, TN August…
U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates State Durational Residency Requirements for Retail Liquor Licenses JUNE 26, 2019 – BETHESDA, MD – The Supreme Court of the United States today affirmed by a 7-2 vote the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas. The Court found that Tennessee’s durational-residency…
ABL Announces Staff Promotion: Matt Evans Promoted to Director of Communications & Public Relations JUNE 25, 2019 – BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is proud to announce the recent promotion of Matt Evans to Director of Communications & Public Relations. In his new role, Evans will direct the association’s strategic communications and…
Matt Evans Promoted to Director of Communications & Public Relations ABL Announces Staff Promotion JUNE 25, 2019 – BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is proud to announce the recent promotion of Matt Evans to Director of Communications & Public Relations. In his new role, Evans will direct the association’s strategic communications and…
Source: https://herald-review.com/ June 19, 2019 Illinois law-enforcement officials are “incredibly unprepared” for the potential upswing in impaired driving that could result from legalization of recreational use of marijuana. That view of the impact of House Bill 1438 came from a Chicago-area police officer spearheading a pilot program to develop a roadside chemical test for marijuana.…
Sun, 06/09/2019 – 7:00am | The News-Gazette Photo by: Robin Scholz illustration/The News-Gazette Bartender Chrissy Tucker checks an ID on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign. By JOSE ZEPEDA jzepeda@news-gazette.com SAVOY — With businesses facing strict penalties for serving minors, local bars appear to be in agreement with each other when it…
By Jeff Kolkey Staff writer Posted Jun 3, 2019 at 5:56 PMUpdated Jun 4, 2019 at 12:38 PM Bills would bring casino to city, provide money for future passenger rail service ROCKFORD — It will likely be a few years before a casino opens its doors in Rockford, but Mayor Tom McNamara said a series of legislative wins in the Illinois General Assembly make it…
by: Karina Parada Posted: May 21, 2019 / 02:19 AM CDT / Updated: May 21, 2019 / 02:44 AM CDT Illinois residents could see an increase in alcohol prices to rebuild Illinois’ roads and bridges To help pay for the $41.5 billion six year infrastructure project, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office has unveiled a capital plan to increase fees and…
Source: http://irishliquorlawyer.com/ Sean O’Leary May 21, 2019 Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed increasing liquor taxes as a way to pay for his capital plan. His proposed plan would increase the tax on beer from 23.1 cents to 27.7 cents per gallon, would increase the tax on wine from $1.39 to $2.05 per gallon, and would increase…
Source: CSA MARIANNE WILSON May 17, 2019 The movement to require stores and restaurants to accept cash is gaining steam. Months after the city of Philadelphia and the state of New Jersey passed laws requiring retailers to take cash, two lawmakers in Congress have introduced bills that would put a ban on cashless stores nationwide.…