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With big changes in Colo. beer sales ahead, lawmakers scramble on rules

May 8, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Come Jan. 1, you should be able to walk into most Colorado grocery and convenience stores to buy full-strength beer, the result of a measure adopted by the General Assembly in 2016. But that measure failed to include rules for implementation. A bill currently working its way through the legislature in this session’s final days…
Failure of alcohol ‘cleanup’ bill opens up the possibility of a ballot drive

Mar 6, 2017

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Peter Marcus

In killing a grocery store alcohol sales “cleanup” bill on Monday, some in the Capitol argue the Senate dismantled a “historic” compromise reached last year and renewed talks of a ballot drive. On an 18-17 vote that split the parties, the Senate killed a bill to extend liquor licenses to stores such as Walmart and Target that…
Building off of buzz from last year, efforts underway to expand Colorado alcohol laws

Feb 14, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Less than a year after lawmakers passed a grand compromise gradually allowing the sale of full-strength alcohol in grocery stores, a buzz has again hit the Capitol to expand efforts. The legislation last year represented the biggest change to state liquor laws since Prohibition. It marked progress after decades of failures trying to reform outdated…

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