Alcohol and driving
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2024 @ 6:39 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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In North Carolina, bars and restaurants interested in purchasing spirits must place an order through the ABC warehouse system.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has set May 9 as the date to consider bar owners' lawsuit seeking compensation for Gov. Roy Cooper's COVID-19 shutdown.
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced more than 75 appointments to state boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 6:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments today.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 12:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A group representing N.C. bar owners wants the state Appeals Court to revive a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 6:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, Locke intern and experienced bartender Michael Bruce wrote about North Carolina’s policy approach toward alcohol. He asked, “Should North Carolina be more like D.C.?“
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2022 @ 2:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The legislature has passed several measures in the past two years that local distillers say have benefitted their business operations and improved their relationship with the state ABC Commission.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2022 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House passed H.B. 768, the 2022 ABC Omnibus, by a vote of 100-9 Wednesday afternoon.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 8:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The United States and United Kingdom are ending a host of costly tariffs, effective June 1, on a number of products, including whiskey.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has taken another step in passing rules to expand the size of growlers from 2 to 4 liters.
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2022 @ 4:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new year ushers in new laws in North Carolina. Here are the laws that took effect on Jan. 1.
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 4:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jarrett Dieterle writes at National Review Online about the nation’s convoluted alcohol restrictions.
Published: Thursday, November 4th, 2021 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has signed House Bill 890, omnibus legislation to make changes to laws governing the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As a proud born and bred North Carolinian I thought I knew a lot about my native state.
Published: Sunday, July 4th, 2021 @ 11:49 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Several bills to help N.C. distillers and to loosen alcohol regulation in the state are moving through the General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 21st, 2021 @ 2:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he signed an Executive Order to help North Carolina’s businesses recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 3:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State ABC stores are doing record business, at least part of which can be attributed to pandemic-related lockdowns.
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 11:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A House Judiciary committee is scheduled Tuesday, April 13, to take up a bill that would fully reopen bars and restaurants, as long as they follow specific safety guidelines.
Published: Thursday, April 15th, 2021 @ 9:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Extensions of Executive Orders on evictions moratorium, processing unemployment benefits and to-go cocktails will continue to provide relief to families and economic support amid pandemic
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 2:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper is further easing restrictions on state residents and businesses that began one year ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 11:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State’s trends continue to move in the right direction and key indicators used to inform decisions throughout the pandemic remain stable
Published: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 @ 11:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend the state award a 10-year contract for warehouse services to LB&B Associates, the target of an audit in 2018 that has over the previous years cost the state about $13.5 million.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 12:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Key indicators used to guide decisions throughout pandemic show state’s trends are moving in the right direction
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 4:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A Greenville bar owner heads to court this afternoon to seek permission to reopen.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. But few in North Carolina can argue that they’ve taken as big a hit as owners and operators of private bars.
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Bar Owners Association, in a news release, says the N.C. ABC has canceled some 120 permits for private bars, without notice.
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2021 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Assigning infallibility to government action is a fool’s errand.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Food and Drug Administration announced late last week that it reversed its position and will not seek to charge distillers a $14,000 fine for operating as “drug facilities.”
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 @ 11:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Owners of a popular Greenville bar claim Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown orders violate their constitutional rights.
Published: Friday, January 1st, 2021 @ 9:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order authorizing the North Carolina ABC Commission to permit the delivery or carry-out of mixed beverages as an alternative to on-site consumption.
Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 @ 2:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper — and scores of politicians like them — have since March imposed noxious closures and lockdowns with the altruistic goal of keeping us safe.
Published: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 @ 4:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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