Source: https://www.ocregister.com/ By THE EDITORIAL BOARD March 22, 2019 We like to say that the Nanny State isn’t a destination as much as a journey. In other words, politicians who promote laws to protect people from themselves might not have a particular end goal in mind, but will always come up with new ways to…
Source: Berman and Company By Jackson Shedelbower March 24, 2019 On Thursday, Michigan became the fourth state this year to begin considering legislation that would lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving by 40% from 0.08 to 0.05 BAC-a change that could have a chilling effect on sales at restaurants and bars. This also marks…
Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/ Keith Laing March 14, 2019 U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell pushed Thursday for Congress to approve legislation that would require cars to be equipped with technology that would prevent them from being operated if the driver is intoxicated. Speaking at a House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing, Dingell invoked the deaths of the…
MARCH 26, 2019 – LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) recognized Craig Purser, President & CEO of the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), with the 2019 ABL Top Shelf Award at the association’s Honors Gala Monday night. The Gala was held in conjunction with ABL’s 17th Annual Meeting at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel &…
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ By ELEANOR SHARPLES 21 March 2019 Volvo cars will use cameras and sensors to spot if the motorist is drink driving The Swedish car maker hopes to get the technology into its cars by next year It will be fitted on all larger models such as the XC90 SUV before smaller cars Volvo…
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Mar 18, 2019 Illinois’ governor said small businesses in Illinois should be paying higher taxes and that taxpayers can expect deep cuts to government services if they don’t approve his $3.4 billion progressive tax plan. Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Belleville City Hall on Monday to promote his plan.…
2019 ABL Top Shelf Award Presented to National Beer Wholesalers Association President & CEO Craig Purser MARCH 26, 2019 – LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) recognized Craig Purser, President & CEO of the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), with the 2019 ABL Top Shelf Award at the association’s Honors Gala Monday…
By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network llinois is one step closer to becoming the eighth state to raise the legal age for buying and using tobacco and vaping products to 21. House Representatives passed the bill Tuesday afternoon. State Rep. Camille Lilly, the Oak Park Democrat who sponsored the bill, said Medicaid in Illinois…
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/ Jayne O’Donnell, Ken Alltucker and Shari Rudavsk March 7, 2019 In less than 25 years, marijuana has gone from illegal everywhere in the United States to legal for at least some uses in all but four states. Advocates say the drug can help patients who are suffering from chronic pain, multiple sclerosis-triggered muscle…
Source: ABL MARCH 1, 2019 American Beverage Licensees (ABL) announced today the final slate of speakers for the upcoming 2019 ABL Annual Meeting, being held March 24-26, 2019 at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This announcement builds on a program already rich with unique perspectives on a range of issues…