John Trump and Kari Travis report for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. craft alcohol businesses struggling to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why government’s…
Jarrett Dieterle writes for the Washington Examiner about one industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches its tentacles into communities across the country, it’s no secret…
According to the report, North Carolina has 3.4 breweries per 100,000 adults of legal drinking age.
Forbes recently ran a piece on nationwide ABC reforms by Americans for Tax Reform Vice President of State Affairs, Patrick Gleason. Gleason’s commentary included recent reforms and reform attempts in…
Carolina Journal Editor John Trump in his most recent article writes: N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing…
Last week's signing of House Bill 363 was an example of beating back a public-choice problem. That bill frees up craft breweries from the strict 25,00-barrel-per-year cap on self-distribution. This system…
Since the end of Prohibition eight decades ago, North Carolina’s wineries and breweries have been making a return. As state laws have relaxed over time, those industries have started to…
There are some good quotes in John Trump's Carolina Journal piece today about the "compromise" bills to raise the distribution cap on craft breweries but retain the three-tier system.
Senate Bill 246 would move North Carolina craft breweries into a relatively freer environment in terms of self-distribution.
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on $35 million of school safety measures included in the proposed state budget adjustment. John Trump’s Daily Journal explains that a recent court…
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest developments in N.C. craft brewers’ lawsuit challenging government restrictions on their industry. Becki Gray’s Daily Journal rebuts the notion that…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on experts’ assessments of a proposal to switch from judicial elections to a merit selection process. John Trump’s Daily Journal highlights craft alcohol…