Articles tagged as: alcohol laws
June 13, 2024
Drunk driving costs the U.S. billions in medical expenses and lives lost. One school uses a simulation to raise awareness
Driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana has increased in recent years. Around 17% of teens say they’ve been a passenger of a driver who wasn’t sober, and the results can be deadly. One school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2019
House Committee Contemplates Many Changes To Alcohol Laws
This lawmaking session could see changes in alcohol rules at Indiana restaurants and grocery stores.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2018
Booze Commission Unlikely To Call For Big Reforms
The Alcohol Revision Commission hashed out preliminary recommendations Friday that it will make to the state Legislature.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2018
Alcohol Law Revision Commission Debates Permit Quotas
Indiana's alcohol permit quota system is based on population.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2018
With Sunday Sales Legal, Fight Over Cold Beer Sales Looms Ahead
Lifting the ban on Sunday sales signals the end of an era in Indiana. But, there's another decades-old alcohol law where the state is still a holdout: cold beer sales.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2017
Indiana Liquor Stores Team With Retailers To Push Sunday Sales
The industries are also opposing the legalization of cold beer sales in convenience stores.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2017
Study: More Than Half Of Hoosiers Support Expanding Liquor Laws
In a random sample of 600 Hoosiers, 58 percent say they support carryout sales of liquor on Sundays.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2017
With Three Meetings Left, Alcohol Commission Prepares For Final Report
Three major industries - convenience stores, liquor stores and big box retailers - all have a stake in potential legislation.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2017
Convenience Stores Praise Pick To Lead Alcohol Study Committee
The lobby representing convenience stores and gas stations in the state says former state Sen. Beverly Gard will be an objective steward for a tough task.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2017
Former Senator Tapped To Lead Alcohol Law Study Panel
Indiana Senate GOP Leader David Long chose former Senator Beverly Gard to lead the new two-year commission on the state's alcohol laws.
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