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With the enactment of the fiscal year 2025 budget, the State Liquor Authority is highlighting significant changes to the alcoholic beverage control law. These measures will continue Gov. Kathy Hochuls goal of modernizing the states often-antiquated ABC laws by injecting common sense and collaboration into New Yorks alcohol industry.

Laws around the sale of alcohol in New York, which are some of the most restrictive alcohol control laws in the entire nation, have not changed since the 1930s. There

On January 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Executive Budget, her third since assuming office in August 2021. Addresses by Governor Hochul...

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Chairman Vincent Bradley was one of the few remaining holdovers from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration and known for his blunt style.

With the Legislature nearing the end of this year’s session, the liquor-store lobby is working feverishly to stifle a bill to let supermarkets and other large grocers sell wine — just like in 40 other states.

A state commission has recommended allowing more hours for liquor sales statewide and additional hours for bars on New Year’s Eve. Sen. James Skoufis, D-Ne

A state commission has recommended allowing more hours for liquor sales statewide and additional hours for bars on New Year’s Eve. Sen. James Skoufis, D-Ne

ALBANY — A push is on at the statehouse to update what advocates for restaurants and taverns call antiquated laws governing retail liquor sales, bars and alc

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