Hey California: Raise the Tax, Fix the Budget Hole; 2023 Legislation t...

Your unfiltered news center. ®

The world you see depends upon the news you get. ®

HOME

ARTS

RSS

Today's Date: October 4, 2023

Illume Fertility Founder and Medical Director, Dr. Mark Leondires, Co-Authors the First All-Inclusive Guide to Donor Conception • THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT VODKA JOINS FORCES WITH ONE GRAND BOOKS TO CELEBRATE LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH THROUGH LITERATURE • ACE Cash Express Supports Homes For Our Troops to Help Veterans Rebuild Their Lives • BioTek reMEDys Calls for Heightened Communication Around Health Literacy Month • MERGE Acquires Zee Jay Digital to Orchestrate the Content Supply Chain for Superior CX • NBLSA and Blueprint Prep Join Forces to Increase Diversity in the Legal Field • Enjoy Prime Big Deals from Jackery: Up to 40% OFF Fan Favorites From Oct. 1 Through Oct. 11, And $50,000 Worth of Giveaways • Statement - Ministers Anandasangaree, Vandal, Hajdu, and Ien issue a statement of support on Sisters in Spirit Day and the Natio • Avangrid Schedules Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call • UCB presents late-breaking posters at Child Neurology Society Meeting • Vancouver International Airport Selects LAT Multilingual to Engage with Chinese Travellers • Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies Foundation Establishes National Partnership With Boys & Girls Clubs • HTeaO Kicks Off 'Round Up with the Ryan Palmer Foundation' • CAMS Wins Ragan CSR, ESG and Diversity Awards • Dr. Toba N. Niazi Appointed Chief of the Section of Neurosurgery and Co-Director of Nicklaus Children's Brain Institute • Six wheelchair tennis players nominated to Santiago 2023 Canadian Parapan Am Team • Global Clean Energy Reports Largest Camelina Acreage Worldwide • Cartamundi and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products Unveil the DC “Selfie Moments” Limited-Edition Hybrid • Qwoted Launches Free Networking Tools for PR Industry • Riddle & Brantley Partners with Groundbreaking Nonprofit to Combat the Growing Mental Health Crisis Facing Today's Youth

Hey California: Raise the Tax, Fix the Budget Hole; 2023 Legislation to Watch; Big Alcohol Hijacks Awareness Month

PR Newswire

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 31, 2023

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice has just released its Spring eNews. The quick-read highlights current interesting stories about alcohol industry shenanigans and public health and safety advocates' responses.

BREAKING > Ireland Trailblazes Alcohol Health Warning Label Requirements by enacting the first comprehensive policy requiring health warning labels on all alcohol products.

TOP STORY > California is facing a massive budget hole and escalating rates of alcohol-related deaths. The solution to both could be found in fixing the steadily shrinking alcohol excise tax.

IN THE AJ DOGHOUSE > Big Alcohol's campaign to hijack Alcohol Awareness Month and make it so everyone pays no attention to the policies behind the curtain.

ALSO

> Why did the New Mexico Gov veto a desperately needed alcohol tax?

> Confronting the inextricable link between alcohol consumption and gun violence.

> New research from AJ board member Tom Greenfield and team shows alcohol-to-go policies disproportionately hurt those most at risk.

> We've seen alcohol deregulation that we thought would never end. > Baseball owners desperate for booze money, abandon 7th inning last calls.

> New Video - How fixing the devalued alcohol excise tax can save lives AND save the budget...