by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 28, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered the state agency that controls wholesale liquor sales in Iowa to pull vodka made in Russia from the for-sale list. Governors in New Hampshire and other states have also pulled Russian-made vodkas with brand names like Green Mark and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 8, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
A bill to make it legal for Iowa distillers to ship spirits like whiskey and vodka directly to customers in Iowa and other states has cleared initial review in the Iowa House, but that may be as far as it goes in the 2022 legislative session. Under current law, Iowa...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 15, 2021 | Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
State liquor sales for the fiscal year that ended in July broke the record set the previous year. Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division spokesman, Jake Holmes, says alcohol sales hit nearly $416 million. “That amounts to a 13.2% increase over fiscal year ’20....
by O. Kay Henderson | May 10, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa House and Senate have voted to let alcohol sales start two hours earlier on Sunday mornings, “creating uniformity across each of the days of the week,” Senator Craig Johnson of Independence said. Under current law, a business has to get a special...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 3, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
The owners of Iowa wineries, distilleries and breweries would be able to get a state license to sell their products for consumption at a second location under a bill that’s headed to the governor. Under current law, state licenses for selling glasses of...