Trump’s Mexico tariffs could hike beer prices in these states
As tensions between the U.S. and Mexico simmer, a number of items – including alcohol – face potential price increases for U.S. consumers if tariffs are imposed on goods imported…
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Trade War Is Hurting U.S. Wineries
As the Trump administration fights over trade with China, Mexico and the E.U., winemakers fight to overcome retaliatory tariffs American wine, beer and spirits producers are worried. Trade disputes between… -
Lawmakers discuss bill to drop Oregon’s drinking limit to .05
Sen. President Peter Courtney didn’t expect to pass a bill to lower Oregon’s legal drinking limit to .05 blood-alcohol content this legislative session, but the Salem leader wanted to start… -
3 more states debate lowering the DUI threshold to .05 percent
SALT LAKE CITY — Two years after Utah lawmakers passed a controversial bill that lowered the state’s DUI threshold to the lowest in the country, more states are kicking around… -
State bill would slash legal drinking limit
Some state lawmakers feel a .08 blood alcohol content is too high to drive, so they proposed a bill in the state Assembly and Senate to lower the… -
Democrats eye lower blood alcohol levels for drunken driving crimes
ALBANY — An effort to impose tougher drunken driving restrictions in New York is generating opposition from a national trade association representing restaurant chains and retailers. The legislation from Democratic… -
UTAH ARRESTS ONLY FOUR PEOPLE AFTER PASSING STRICTEST DRUNK DRIVING LAWS IN COUNTRY
Officers arrested 38 drivers in January whose blood alcohol level breached Utah’s stringent new DUI law. But just four of those arrested were violating the new rule alone, the Utah Department of Public… -
Editorial: Lowering alcohol standard won’t make us safer, but it will ensnare casual drinkers
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… -
Politico: ENJOY RESPONSIBLY
… For the first time, Mothers Against Drunk Driving took a position Thursday in favor of lowering a state’s blood alcohol content law, supporting a new Michigan bill that would… -
Michigan could lower drunk driving level to 0.05 under proposed bill
Michigan would be one of two states in the country with a drunk driving threshold of less than .08 blood alcohol concentration under legislation introduced in the state House Thursday.
