Associated Press The state says liquor sales in Ohio have set another record, nearly topping $1 billion in the past fiscal year. Recently, the Ohio Department of Commerce said that revenue from liquor sales in 2015 were up by 7 percent to just over $982 million. Commerce Director Jacqueline Williams says one reason is that consumers…
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has sent out the first invoices and employers still have a few more days to make their payments. There are few issues that BWC wanted to address: Payroll Report IssueBWC has identified an issue with the receipt and processing of payroll reports for the first half of 2015…
By Anne Saker, The Cincinnati Enquirer In a major blow to marijuana legalization nationwide, Ohio voters Tuesday rejected a sweeping initiative that would have ended pot prohibition in the Buckeye State. Unofficial election results found that the proposed constitutional amendment, known as Issue 3, was defeated 65.1% to 34.8%. Voters did write into the Ohio Constitution a…
David A. Raber, Esq., Lumpe & Raber The Franklin County Court of Appeals rendered a decision on December 31, 2015 which Ohio liquor permit holders and applicants should take interest. The decision by the Tenth District Court of Appeals in City of Mentor v. Sines, Inc. reversed the lower court’s decision denying a new permit…
The federal government says the legal alcohol limit should be lowered and wants states to change their impaired driving lawsBy Matt Wright // FOX 8 In its 2016 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements unveiled last week, The National Transportation Safety Board called on states to lower blood alcohol concentration, or BAC limits from .08…