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Landmark Food Safety Legislation Avoids Duplicative Regulations for Beverage Alcohol
WASHINGTON, DC – Landmark food safety legislation passed today by the United States Senate avoids duplicative regulatory schemes for distilled spirits that would have been implemented by both the Food […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Commends State Liquor Board Handling Fee Moratorium
HARRISBURG, PA – The Distilled Spirits Council today commended the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) for reconsidering the proposed bottle handling fee increase on wine and spirits by instituting a […]
Read MoreDistiled Spirits Council Cheers Montgomery County Decision to Strike Sunday Blue Law
Montgomery County, MD – The Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) today applauded the Montgomery County Council’s decision to repeal its decades-old ban on Sunday alcohol sales – a move DISCUS says […]
Read MoreSunday alcohol sales: a lot of debate about liquor
There’s been a lot of talk about liquor on Oxford’s downtown square as this Mississippi college town considers Sunday alcohol sales. Some see it as a transgression of the Lord’s […]
Read MorePA: State Liquor Board Forces “Stealth Tax” on Hospitality Businesses, Consumers
DISCUS Calls On PLCB to Halt Excessive Bottle Handling Fee HARRISBURG, PA – The Distilled Spirits Council today protested the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s decision to increase its fees which […]
Read MoreMichigan State Legislature Passes Liquor Sampling Bill
Fourth State in 2010 to Repeal Outdated Spirits Tasting Ban LANSING, MI – The Michigan State Legislature today passed a bill giving consumers the opportunity to sample liquor at distilled […]
Read MoreAlcohol-Impaired Traffic Fatalities At Record Low Level
WASHINGTON— The number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in the United States last year dropped to a historic low, according to new data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s […]
Read MoreEight Time Olympic Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno Leads List of Honorees at October 6 Mount Vernon Industry Heritage Gala
James Bareuther, Jeff Becker and Rep. John Yarmuth also Honored WASHINGTON, DC – Eight Time Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno will be one of four inducted to the “George […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Supports “We Don’t Serve Teens” Campaign
WASHINGTON — The Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) is joining with dozens of national, state and local organizations in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s “We Don’t Serve Teens” 2011 annual campaign […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Supports “We Don’t Serve Teens” Effort
WASHINGTON — The Distilled Spirits Council is joining with dozens of national, state and local organizations in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s “We Don’t Serve Teens” 2010 annual campaign to […]
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