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Got to Be NC Festival welcomes guests back May 20-22
RALEIGH — The Got to Be NC Festival marks its eagerly awaited return to the fairgrounds May 20-22 following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Antique tractors, a barbecue buffet fundraiser on May 21, North Carolina food products, rides, games, livestock, kids’ activities, music and entertainment will welcome guests back.
Cooper sanctions Russia, including ban on vodka made in that country
Bill allowing festival liquor sales and online orders from ABC stores passes Senate
RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Bill that helps N.C. distillers clears House, heads to Senate
RALEIGH — 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.
ABC omnibus bill moves forward, but it’s far from complete
RALEIGH — A House committee discussion over an omnibus alcohol bill amounted to yet another debate involving people wanting to free regulations on spirituous liquor and those wanting to tighten the state’s stranglehold.
OPINION: Public backlash ensures distillers’ good deed goes unpunished
State ABC Commission moves forward on rule for spirits tastings
RALEIGH — Spirits tastings in N.C. ABC stores have gone on without complaint or problem since September, when lawmakers amended state rules governing liquor.
Governor signs major distillery bill in Durham
RALEIGH — Senate Bill 290, originally filed as the Distillery Regulatory Reform Bill, will soon become law.
Omnibus ABC bill headed to N.C. House floor
RALEIGH — House Bill 536, ABC Omnibus Regulatory Reform, has cleared the N.C. House committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations and heads to the floor for a vote.
Bill giving distilleries more freedom moving in Senate
RALEIGH — A measure that North Carolina craft distillers are counting on to help them thrive and, in some cases, simply survive is moving in the General Assembly.