Boston liquor license bill gets OK from Mass. lawmakers
Boston lawmakers agreed to introduce 225 new liquor licenses, focusing on underserved neighborhoods to address inequalities in local availability. [ more ]
House passes bill that would add more than 200 liquor licenses in Boston
Boston's liquor licenses were capped by the state due to a law from the 1930s, but a measure to add licenses to underserved communities has progressed. [ more ]
Healey's push to allow municipal control over liquor licenses is temporarily shelved
The Municipal Empowerment Act proposed by Gov. Maura Healey would have given towns and cities control over the number of liquor licenses administered, but this part of the bill was removed from the proposal.
The current cap on liquor licenses is determined by the state Legislature and has remained largely unchanged since post-Prohibition, causing concerns that it has hurt minority business owners and low-income neighborhoods in Boston. [ more ]
Boston liquor license bill gets OK from Mass. lawmakers
Boston lawmakers agreed to introduce 225 new liquor licenses, focusing on underserved neighborhoods to address inequalities in local availability. [ more ]
House passes bill that would add more than 200 liquor licenses in Boston
Boston's liquor licenses were capped by the state due to a law from the 1930s, but a measure to add licenses to underserved communities has progressed. [ more ]
Healey's push to allow municipal control over liquor licenses is temporarily shelved
The Municipal Empowerment Act proposed by Gov. Maura Healey would have given towns and cities control over the number of liquor licenses administered, but this part of the bill was removed from the proposal.
The current cap on liquor licenses is determined by the state Legislature and has remained largely unchanged since post-Prohibition, causing concerns that it has hurt minority business owners and low-income neighborhoods in Boston. [ more ]