by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 1, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
A bill designed to shut down bars that are a “public safety nuisance” more quickly has cleared the Iowa House. Republican Representative Ross Paustian of Walcott said the bill is a response to incidents in Davenport, Des Moines and Council Bluffs....
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...