By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 7, 2023 Happy hours, Sunday liquor sales and cocktails to-go — not to mention a slew of other rule-loosening provisions — may soon be a reality across the state, as the alcohol industry appears to tighten its grip on North Carolina lawmakers. On Tuesday, in a room full […]
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Primary Election: Turnout Up, Budd and Edwards Win, State Races, and Surprises
By L.A. Williams and Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 19, 2022 The most closely watched race of North Carolina’s primary election on Tuesday yielded perhaps the most predictable outcome for a chance at the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Republican Richard Burr. Republicans chose Trump-endorsed Congressman Ted Budd, while Democrats gave a […]
House ABC Committee Holds Hearing About ABC Woes: ‘Sincere Attempt to Remedy or Undermine?’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 1, 2021 Less than two weeks after Zander Guy, chairman of the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, resigned his post amid liquor shortages, lawmakers on the House ABC Committee spent more than two hours Wednesday questioning others involved with the system about why alcohol is not getting […]
House ABC Committee Gives Thumbs-up to ‘Bars on Wheels’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 6, 2021 The House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee gave a thumbs-up to House Bill 693 – Common Carriers ABC Permit this week, paving the way for some buses to become “bars on wheels.” But the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, warned lawmakers they […]
House ABC Committee Passes Bill to Regulate Alcohol Consumables
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 11, 2021 When should ice cream be treated like an alcoholic beverage, sold only to adults and only in licensed settings? When that ice cream contains alcohol like a malt beverage, a glass of wine or a serving of spiritous liquor. That’s the common-sense logic behind House Bill […]
NC House Judiciary Committee Oks Watered-Down Version of ABC Bill
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJune 5, 2020 The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would hold the ABC Commission more accountable for how it serves up penalties for alcohol law violations. However, the committee watered down the measure significantly by removing a provision that would have required the Commission to study the […]
House ABC Committee Takes Up Privatization of Liquor Sales
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 26, 2019 On the heels of an omnibus bill (SB 290 – ABC Regulatory Reform) that the Christian Action League considered the worst alcohol proposal in state history, lawmakers are now looking to do away with the entire control system and put liquor sales totally in the hands […]
URGENT ALERT: Proposal to Privatize Liquor Sales in NC to be Heard in House ABC Committee, Tuesday
Christian Action League July 18, 2019 Dear Pastor and other Citizen Christians, What if I told you that there was legislation afoot that would increase the number of ABC liquor stores in North Carolina from 433 to approximately 2000? How would you feel if you learned that this higher concentration of liquor stores would seriously […]
House ABC Committee Hears from Shaw and Considers Other Critical Matters
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueMarch 21, 2019 If North Carolina privatized liquor sales, the number of outlets would more than double, and consumption would rise an estimated 20 percent, despite higher alcohol prices. Those are just a few of the findings of the Program Evaluation Division report shared Tuesday with the N.C. House Alcoholic Beverage […]
House ABC Committee Meets to Hear ABC Commission Chief Legal Counsel
Rep. Willingham: ‘How many liquor stores does the state own, how much liquor does the state sell, how much money does the state budget for ABC?’ Correct Answer: ‘None.” By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 8, 2019 What government agency brought $1.1 billion in sales revenue into North Carolina last year and added more […]