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Wisconsin wedding barns sue state over new liquor license law

Two Wisconsin wedding venues sued the state Tuesday to block a new law that would require them to obtain liquor licenses like other establishments hosting events. Wedding barn owners and operators unsuccessfully tried last year to overturn a law that would overhaul regulations for the state’s multibillion-dollar liquor industry. The change was years in the […]

NY liquor stores face battle with grocers over non-alcoholic booze

Wine and liquor stores in New York are struggling as customers become thirsty during the pandemic’s binge-drinking days. And two state legislators have come up with a potentially controversial hangover cure. Earlier this year, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey quietly introduced a bill that would allow wine and liquor stores and their distributors to […]

Hawaii liquor commissioner Lisa Martin resigns after allegedly using badge to get into club, threatened to close it down in drunken confrontation

Trouble in paradise. A Hawaii state liquor commissioner was forced to resign after he allegedly entered a nightclub flaunting his badge, then got into a drunken altercation with an employee and threatened to close the establishment. Lisa Martin resigned from her position as vice chair of the Honolulu Liquor Commission on Monday following allegations of […]

Saudi Arabia Opens First Liquor Store in 70 Years for Diplomats

The Saudi government has reportedly opened the first liquor store since alcohol was banned in the early 1950s. The store, a modest facility next to a supermarket in the diplomatic district of the capital Riyadh, is exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats. The opening of the landmark liquor store had been kept fairly quiet until sources within […]

Liquor giant Diageo settles legal feud with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Liquor giant Diageo has settled its legal battle with Sean “Diddy” Combs, seven months after he accused the company of racist tactics that underinvested in his soul. “Sean Combs and Diageo have agreed to resolve all disputes between the companies,” Diageo said in a press release issued Tuesday. “Mr. Combs will withdraw all claims relating […]