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American-Constitution

In addition to repealing Prohibition, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants states the authority to regulate the sale, distribution, and transportation of alcohol. Increasingly, this essential state authority to protect the public has been coming under attack by powerful economic interests seeking deregulation in the name of higher profits. Big Box retailers, alcohol producers, and other industry players are attempting to dismantle state laws that regulate alcohol sales.

Alcohol Justice's State Control campaign aims to help maintain the right of states to protect public health through sound alcohol regulation.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Research and Resources

International News

Scotland: Scotch producers to take minimum pricing fight to Europe (July 2012)
Putin says Russian beer taxes could be raised again (July 2012)
Minimum alcohol pricing: Debate rages over benefit and cost of limit (May 2012)
Scotland sets minimum prices for alcohol to curtail country's health problems (May 2012)
Scottish supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol, says top doctor(January 2012 )

State News

Alabama

Alabama Legislature Expands Brew Pubs, Breweries (June 2011)
Wineries Could Distribute their Own Wine if a New Bill Passes (May 2011)
Alabama: Privatizing State Liquor Sales a Hard Sell (February 2011)

Connecticut

Connecticut liquor panel to hear from state officials (August 2012)

Delaware

Wine by Direct Sale - Still No Go in Delaware (June 2011)
Bills Would Cut Out Alcohol Middlemen (April 2011)

Idaho

Idaho Republican group seeks to privatize liquor sales (January 2012)
Idaho unlikely to end liquor monopoly soon (November 2011)
Idaho Could Privatize Liquor Stores, According to Legislative Watchdog (February 2011)
Governor Otto: Don't Privatize Idaho Liqour Stores (January 2011)

Illinois

Anheuser-Busch's push to keep control of distribution may leave it dry in Illinois (December 2011)
Illinois House Passes Bill Protecting Brewers' Right to Distribute (May 2011)
Wine & Spirits at Beer Distributors? Senator Says He'll Introduce Bill to Allow (May 2011)
Senate OKs Self-Distribution for Craft Beer Brewers (May 2011)
Illinois: Bud Brings Beer Wars to Springfield (April 2011)

Kansas

Kansas Senate Committee Endorses Liquor Sales Bill (February 2011)
Senate Bill Proponents, Opponents Clash Over Liquor Sales (February 2011)
Alcohol Study Offers Food for Thought (January 2011)
Changing Kansas Liquor Laws Would Help Some, Hurt Others (January 2011)
Groups For, Against Kansas Liquor Law Changes Turning to Economics (January 2011)

Maryland

Councilman's bill would ban liquor stores from selling non-alcoholic items to youth under 21 (March 2012)
Wine Shipping Wins Backing of Key Committees (March 2011)
Worcester Sends Liquor Bill to Capital (February 2011)
Maryland's Alcohol Lobby Bulks Up to Fight Proposed Tax Hike (January 2011)
On Liqour Sales, Don't Fix What Isn't Broken (December 2010)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts bill would raise cap on alcoholic beverage licenses (October 2011)
Groupon, Online Dealers Can't Offer Alcohol Deals (March 2011)
Small Massachusetts Breweries Seek Change in Distribution Law (February 2011)

Michigan

Commentary: Don't change Michigan's liquor system (October 2011)
State's alcohol laws serve Michigan well (September 2011)
Michigan: State should get out of the liquor business (August 2011)

Nebraska

Nebraska ordinance would further restrict new liquor licenses (October 2011)
Nebraska lawmakers mull alcohol problems in Whiteclay (September 2011)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire: House turns down measure that would allow grocery stores to sell liquor (March 2012)
New Hampshire: N.H. lawmakers make OK beer sales at farmers markets (March 2012)
New Hampshire liquor regulators ban sale of beverage (September 2011)
New Hampshire Liquor Transfer: Undoing a Vendetta (April 2011)

New York

Pols Wants to Clamp Down on Sugary Booze Sales to Minors (June 2011)

North Carolina

Former ABC Official: Privatizing ABC System Would Be Morally Wrong (March 2011)
ABC Privatization Concept Ought to be Put to Rest (January 2011)
ABC Stores Dodge Privatization Bullet (January 2011)
Governor Opposes Privatizing NC Liquor Operations (January 2011)
Perdue Opposes Loss of ABC (January 2011)

North Dakota

Wine Law (April 2011)
North Dakota Wine Makers May Sell Directly to Stores (February 2011)

Ohio

Gov. John Kasich's private jobs agency to control Ohio liquor profits (January 2012)
Bill Would Raise Alcohol Content Limit for Beer (June 2011)
Ohio Senators Prepare Changes to State Budget Plan (May 2011)
Murray, Others Sue Over Kasich Privatization Plan (May 2011)
Ohio Governor John Kasich Counts on Liquor Consumption for Jobs (March 2011)

Oklahoma

Supreme Court upholds wine initiative petition (June 2012)
Oklahoma panel opposes sale of wine, high-point beer in grocery stores (September 2011)
Changes to Oklahoma liquor laws compared to high flying act (September 2011)
Chamber wants wine in Oklahoma grocery stores (August 2011)
Changing Oklahoma's Liquor Laws: No Easy Task (Force) (May 2011)

Oregon

Oregon lawmakers take cautious approach to liberalizing liquor laws (September 2012)
Grocers: Liberalize OR liquor or face initiative (September 2012)

Pennsylvania

Governor Tom Corbett Discusses Possible Liquor Privatization (February 2012)
LCB on a course to modernize instead of privatize (February 2012)
Pennsylvania retailers lukewarm on newest wine sales idea (January 2012)
New liquor system proposed in Pennsylvania House (December 2011)
Pennsylvania auditor general opposes state store sale (December 2011)

Texas

Texas blocks wine sales from other states (October 2011)
Brewery Legislation Runs in Possible Bottleneck (May 2011)

Utah

Poll shows support for liquor privatization in Utah (January 2012)
Restaurant, bar and ski resort owners propose changes to Utah liquor laws (January 2012)
Utah Gov. Herbert: Liquor agency management will change (October 2011)
Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Against State-Run Liquor Stores (April 2011)
Utah Lawmakers Approve Bill to End Drink Specials (March 2011)

Virginia

Virginia: McDonnell may abandon his proposal to privatize liquor stores (January 20112)
Virginia ABC laws are being reviewed (October 2011)
McDonnell Handed Legislative Defeat, Virginia Drops Liquor Bill (February 2011)
House Panel Won't Consider ABC Privatization Bill (February 2011)

Washington State

Liquor privatization raises concerns about cross-state transportation of spirits (September 2012)
Washington State Liquor Control Board comments on lawsuit (June 2012)
Washington faces new lawsuit on liquor privatization (June 2012)
Foes of privatizing state's liquor stores make last try to stop it (May 2012)
Prepare for sticker shock with liquor sales going private (May 2012)
Stores licensed to sell liquor could quadruple by summer (March 2012)
Judge rules liquor initiative is constitutional; foes plan appeal (March 2012)
Liquor retailers shopping for space in Washington State (January 2012)

Other States

Wisconsin: Home beer brewers seek changes to alcohol laws (March 2012)
Connecticut: Battle brewing over selling beer at gas stations (March 2012)
Booze wars: Grocers think they can finally break Oregon's 80-year, nearly $500 million monopoly - but at what cost? (January 2012)
Oregon: After Washington vote, Oregon rethinks liquor sales (December 2011)
Tenessee: State House OKs Bill to Ship Directly to All Addresses (May 2011)
Alaska: Town Experiments with Liquor Sales to Gain Control of Abuse (April 2011)
Vermont Senate Leaders Cool to Liquor Proposal (April 2011)
Tennessee: Liquor Stores Offer Control that Grocers Cannot (April 2011)
Delaware: Bills Would Cut Out Alcohol Middlemen (April 2011)
Alaska Liquor Lobby Wants Friendlier Regulatory Oversight (February 2011)
New Jersey: Judgement Threatens Consumer-Direct Wine Sales (December 2010)

STATE CONTROL ARCHIVE

Last updated (Monday, 26 December 2011, 22:41)