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CALENDAR ABL & PUBLIC POLICY News www.ablusa.org | www.facebook.com/ablusa |www.twitter.com/ablusa ABL ANNUAL MEETING Click Here to Visit the Meeting Website & Register Today! CALENDAR March 26-28 - ABL 15th Annual Meeting | Las Vegas, NV March 27-29 - Night Club & Bar Convention & Trade Show | Las Vegas, NV April 3-6 - Tavern League of Wisconsin Spring Convention & Trade Show | La Crosse, WI April 3-6 - American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Conference | Baltimore, MD April 10-13 - 2017 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America | Washington, DC April 18-21 - Wine & Spirits Wholesales of America 74th Annual Convention & Expo | Orlando, FL April 24-25 - Responsible Retailing Forum National Conference | San Francisco, CA April 30-May 3 - National Beer Wholesalers Association Legislative Conference | Washington, DC May 1-2 - Alabama Distiller's League Trade Show | Birmingham, AL May 2 - Massachusetts Package Stores Association 75th Anniversary Celebration & Tasting | Randolph, MA May 22-25 - National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Annual Conference | Marco Island, FL June 5 - Illinois Licensed Beverage Association Annual Golf Outing | Springfield, IL June 10-12 - ABL Summer Board Meeting | Minneapolis, MN June 11-14 - National Conference of State Liquor Administrators Annual Conference | Denver, CO June 12-14 - Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference | Minneapolis, MN July 30-31 - Texas Package Stores Association 70th Annual Convention & Trade Show | Fort Worth, TX September 6-8 - 10th Annual Alcohol Law & Policy Conference | Chicago, IL September 11-14 - Montana Tavern Association Convention | Billings, MT September 17-19 - Illinois Licensed Beverage Association 132nd Annual Convention | Alton, IL September 22-25 - Wine & Spirits Guild of America Meeting | Boston, MA October 2-5 - Tavern League of Wisconsin Fall Convention & Trade Show | Appleton, WI October 16 - Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Fall Membership Meeting | Washington, DC ABL & PUBLIC POLICY News House Starts Work on Trump's $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan A key House committee next week will begin the slow process of turning President Trump's aspiration of a $1 trillion infrastructure initiative into reality. Trump renewed his campaign call for a massive push to update the nation's roads, bridges, public transportation systems, pipelines and ports during his address to Congress last month, but so far has not sent any type of proposal to Capitol Hill. Should Maximum Legal Blood-Alcohol Content for Drivers Be Lowered? Utah is on the verge of becoming the first state to lower the maximum legal blood-alcohol content for drivers to 0.05 percent. Lawmakers in the state passed a measure last week to lower the limit from 0.08 percent. Currently, all 50 states have a 0.08 percent cap. The National Transportation Safety Board has called on states for years to redefine what constitutes drunk driving. The legislation is expected to be signed by Republican Gov. Gary R. Herbert. Consumer Savings to Vanish If Congress Pulls the Plug on Reforms for Debit Cards (Op-Ed) Six years ago, Congress saved consumers billions of dollars a year by introducing good old- fashioned competition to a business consumers rarely see but that drives up the price of every single thing they buy. This reform saved Americans $6 billion in the first year alone, says a noted economist, not to mention supporting more than 37,000 jobs. So why are some members of Congress talking about returning to the bad old days of price-fixing fees, squashing competitors and higher prices? Because the big banks want those billions of savings back in their own coffers, not in your pocket. ASSOCIATE MEMBER PROFILE Moët Hennessy USA Moët Hennessy USA is the U.S. importer and marketer of world-class spirits, champagnes, and wines that are owned by LVMH. As the global leader in premium brands, Moët Hennessy USA's spirits portfolio includes Hennessy, Belvedere, Glenmorangie, and Ardbeg; Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Ruinart champagnes; and Estates & Wines Ao Yun, Cape Mentelle, Chandon, Cheval des Andes, Cloudy Bay, Newton Vineyard, Numanthia, Smoke Tree, and Terrazas de los Andes. With headquarters located in New York City and ofices throughout the United States, Moët Hennessy USA is committed to responsible consumption practices. INDUSTRY News Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) TTB Newsletter | Weekly News (March 17) Important Security Update That Will Impact Certain Users of COLAs Online, Formulas Online, Permits Online, and Pay.gov Brewers Association Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2016 Center for Alcohol Policy New Report: Alcohol Industry Regulations Prevent Vertical Integration, Foster Competition and Protect Public Health Distilled Spirits Council Distilled Spirits Council Urges House Committee to "Take Down the Wall" in Florida Distilled Spirits Council Hosts "Great American Whiskey Experience" in Vietnam Shanken News Daily Impact Seminar: Diageo, Pernod, Southern Glazer's Look to Shape the Future Market The Pew Charitable Trusts As Legal Marijuana Spreads, Worries About Teen Addiction Grow Wine & Spirits Daily Who's Buying Bev Alc Online? AFFILIATE News Massachusetts Package Stores Association Bay State Cops Push Back on Liquor Stores' Desire to Sell Weed Liquor store owners want to get in on selling legal pot rather than seeing another source of revenue go up in smoke - a combination some in law enforcement see as a risky mix of booze and weed. "It absolutely sends the wrong message to be selling marijuana with anything else, especially with how impressionable our young kids are," said Chelsea police Chief Brian Kyes, president of the Massachusetts Major City Chiefs Association. Liquor Store Owners Take Steps Toward Selling Legal Pot Liquor store owners want to get in on the budding legal marijuana business in the Bay State. Since last November's ballot petition made way for the regulation, sale and taxation of recreational marijuana, many have been interested in entering the business. The Massachusetts Package Stores Association board voted last month to support their members' decisions on applying for retail marijuana licenses that are set to start in July of 2018. However, according to an interview given to the Boston Herald, Frank Anzalotti, executive director of the association, said the organization "will remain neutral on the question." Montana Tavern Association Bill Would Legalize Blackjack in Montana, Tax Tables Rep. Wylie Galt, R-Martinsdale, said generating revenue for the state can be as simple as counting to 21, meaning, playing blackjack. House Bill 578 would legalize the card game, for both tabletop and video play. The bill also allocates a $500 tax on each blackjack table to the state's Department of Justice and a state special revenue account - $100 going to the DOJ, and $400 to the account. Tavern League of Wisconsin Tavern League Makes Donations The Columbia County Tavern League recently presented $500 to each of the following charities: Sarah Brockley and Julie Briggs, Special Olympics; Clare Pillsbury and Heidi Henkel, Hope House; and Bob and Linda Broeder, KAMO. These donations will also be matched by the Tavern League of Wisconsin. ASSOCIATE MEMBER PROFILE ABL and Intellicheck Mobilisa have joined in a new partnership to address the ongoing issue of underage access to alcohol. Building on ABL's many efforts to support responsible, age- restricted beverage retailing, Intellicheck is offering its Age ID™ solution to improve customer service and ensure compliance with state regulatory laws by instantly authenticating a customer's identity and age via a mobile device or integrated with a point of sale instrument. The ability to spot fake or altered identiication and to positively verify a consumer's age in real time provides ABL members with a valuable solution for keeping alcohol out of underage hands. For more information, please click here. STATE News Alabama: Are Lawmakers Passing Another Tax? It doesn't claim to be a $250 million tax increase, but that's exactly what would happen if the state Legislature passes a proposed bill to privatize the state's ABC stores. Though it may seem like a reasonable, pro-private sector bill that would decrease government bureaucracy and expenses, in reality this bill would hurt small businesses, cost the taxpayers $250 million (or more) a year and worsen the "wild west" situation we already have with private liquor stores. Arizona: Proposed Arizona Bill Would Ease Access to Coveted Wine and Beer Licenses State lawmakers want to make it easier for small businesses to get a beer and wine liquor license in non-traditional places. Right now, there is a strict limit on the number of Series 7 liquor licenses allowed in each county. Currently, Arizona law allows one license for every 10,000 residents in each county. House Bill 2337 would cut that requirement in half, at least for the next five years. Arkansas: Governor Signs Bill to Expand Grocers' Wine Sales Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed into law a bill to allow grocery stores to sell wine from any winery. Senate Bill 284 by Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, will end a restriction in current law that lets grocery stores in wet counties sell only wines from "small-farm wineries," defined as wineries that produce no more than 250,000 gallons of wine per year. Fees paid by grocery stores for wine permits will go into a fund that would provide grants to help support Arkansas' wine industry. Colorado: Liquor Stores May Have Opportunity to Add More Locations After the Colorado Senate last week killed a measure that would have extended full alcohol sales licenses to Walmart and Target, one of its committee gave its first nod of approval Tuesday to a bill that would allow locally owned liquor stores the same ability to grow their number of locations as a 2016 law gave to major grocery stores. Senate Bill 199 - a bipartisan effort from Republican Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton and Democratic Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood - would allow liquor stores that now can operate just one location to get licenses for as many as 19 more over the next 20 years.
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