By Adam Pagnucco. The Daily Record has reported that a House of Delegates subcommittee has effectively killed Delegate Lily Qi’s bill allowing some grocery stores to sell beer and wine….
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By Adam Pagnucco. For many years, most grocery stores in Montgomery County have not been allowed to sell beer and wine, a prohibition designed to protect package stores. Most other…
By Adam Pagnucco. A new push to allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores, which is illegal in most of Maryland, is underway by the Maryland Retailers Association. And…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter spearheaded by Council Member Andrew Friedson, the entire county council is urging Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot to extend the ability of…
Mila Johns: End the Monopoly
By Adam Pagnucco. District 18 House candidate Mila Johns has sent out a mailer calling for an end to MoCo’s liquor monopoly. The mailer contains an endorsement from Comptroller Peter…
Evan Glass’s End the Monopoly Facebook Ad
By Adam Pagnucco. Council At-Large candidate Evan Glass is advertising his position on ending the county’s liquor monopoly on Facebook. In 2014, Glass and Silver Spring restaurateur Jackie Greenbaum co-wrote…
Is the Liquor Monopoly Improving?
By Adam Pagnucco. Once again, Montgomery County’s liquor monopoly is a hot issue in local politics. As far as we know, MoCo is the only county in the nation in…
Bill Frick’s End the Monopoly Insert
Delegate Bill Frick (D-16), who is running for County Executive, is distributing this anti-liquor monopoly glass insert in Bethesda. Frick authored a bill to allow voters to decide whether to…
Barkley Blasts Annapolis
By Adam Pagnucco. Delegate Charles Barkley (D-39) has just given the most astounding interview by a member of General Assembly leadership ever seen by your author. In it, he broke…
By Adam Pagnucco. Craft breweries have been growing rapidly in Maryland and elsewhere, forever changing the beer business. Maryland scored a huge win a couple months ago when Diageo announced…