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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
Wicked good: How ‘sin taxes’ are contributing to Maine’s healthy budget outlook
Revenue from levies on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and gambling have risen sharply in the last five years, and now account for $353 million a year – 7% of the state's $5.1 billion annual budget.
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PublishedMay 5, 2024
Maine’s liquor prices are a mystery, and some say unfair. That may change.
The current pricing system for distilled spirits gives the director of the state liquor agency wide discretion to set prices, but a new law is intended to increase transparency and oversight.
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PublishedApril 29, 2024
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2024
Wine industry’s diversity efforts see successes – and some lost steam
Successes have included investments in Black-owned brands and mentoring and fellowship programs, but some worry that 'it’s back to business as usual.'
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
With Rupee Beer, two brothers are trying to put the India back in IPA
Rupee owners Van and Sumit Sharma, who grew up in Maine, introduced an English-Indian IPA that goes back to the roots of the India Pale Ale style.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
The right cheap beers for any occasion or activity
Cheap beers have a time and a place. Here are 10 occasions to enjoy them.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
The newest names in Maine hard cider
These seven cideries have cropped up around the state in the last few years as Maine's fermented cider scene continues to expand.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Alcohol to go is here to stay
The once-temporary measure to help restaurants and bars during the pandemic became law on Monday, and now includes beer and wine by the glass as well as cocktails.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
New Hampshire reverses, OKs alcohol sales on Downeaster, for now
State officials are working on a way around a law that forbids serving alcohol that hasn't been purchased in the state, and the Downeaster travels through 35 miles of the state.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
To-go alcoholic drinks may be here to stay
Despite objections from public health advocates, a legislative committee voted Wednesday in favor of permanently legalizing the pandemic-era practice of to-go cocktails, wine, and beer.
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