Cheers! Distilleries can legally put all cocktails back on the menu starting today
A long and ignoble battle comes to an end.
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A last-minute amendment saved distilleries’ cocktails
The messy, twisting process of getting this fix through the Legislature is particularly illustrative of the strange things that happen in the final days of the legislative session.
AKLEG Recap: Session is finally over. Here’s what happened.
After two years of deeply divided, unproductive and bitter legislating, the Alaska Legislature found its stride in the last week to bring a largely productive and smooth finish to the session.
Friday in the Sun (May 11): The It’s Almost, Maybe Finally Over edition
We’re a matter of tens of hours away from the end of the session, bringing a merciful end to a thoroughly underwhelming two years. While…
Alcohol bill dead after “unfair and self-serving” cut to brewery and distillery serving sizes, sponsor says
A last-minute amendment by a former bar owner targeting distilleries and breweries snarled a fix to the distillery the cocktail issue and years of negotiations on alcohol laws.
AKLEG Recap, Week 15: Bill would allow distilleries to serve cocktails, but cuts serving limits by a third
Cocktails, log rolling, end-of-session and Medicaid work requirements. Here’s what happened and what to look forward to.
AKLEG Recap, Day 105: Senate passes alcohol bill that doesn’t touch distillery cocktail issue
There’s still a chance for the distillery cocktail issue to be addressed. The House kicked the tires on the Senate’s capital budget and election considerations are coming into play.
House committee advances distillery cocktail bill
Opponents to the bill say they’re worried about a slippery slope.
AKLEG Recap, Day 23: Chief Justice Stowers tells legislators ‘Do or do not, there is no try’
The chief justice delivered his final State of the Judiciary of his term. The House also passed its education budget without a funding source.