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Members of the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association meet with House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) at the 2024 VBWA Day on the Hill on Feb. 8. Virginia's beer wholesalers descended on Richmond this week for their annual Day on the Hill. Most years, distributors advocate for or express their opposition to [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly is in full swing as they prepare for the last full week before the critical "crossover" deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination. The budget is also starting to come more into focus as the House and Senate prepare [...]
The 2024 General Assembly Session gaveled in this week for a "long," 60-day session. It will be a historic time, with the Democrats electing the first African American Speaker in the Commonwealth. Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) taking the gavel reflects the most diverse General Assembly ever elected. Due to retirements, redistricting, and primary challenges, there [...]
An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
Analysis by Phil Boykin, President and CEO, Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association As you know, 2023 marked a historic election year in Virginia. Democrats took back the House of Delegates to win a 51-49 majority and held onto their Senate majority 21-19. The State Capital will be a very different place than past years, and we're [...]
An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
There is a simple tool in our kit to educate state lawmakers who set the rules and regulations for the Three Tier System: the warehouse tour.
It ended up being a pretty light year on the Alcoholic Beverage Control front this General Assembly Session — but that was certainly no accident. Leading up to the 2023 Session, our opponents were shopping legislation to allow for issuing of credit by wholesalers, central warehousing, uncontrolled self-distribution by craft brewers, retail-to-retail sales, and privatization, among other causes for concern ...
Members of the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association meet with House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) at the 2024 VBWA Day on the Hill on Feb. 8. Virginia's beer wholesalers descended on Richmond this week for their annual Day on the Hill. Most years, distributors advocate for or express their opposition to [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly is in full swing as they prepare for the last full week before the critical "crossover" deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination. The budget is also starting to come more into focus as the House and Senate prepare [...]
The 2024 General Assembly Session gaveled in this week for a "long," 60-day session. It will be a historic time, with the Democrats electing the first African American Speaker in the Commonwealth. Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) taking the gavel reflects the most diverse General Assembly ever elected. Due to retirements, redistricting, and primary challenges, there [...]
An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
Analysis by Phil Boykin, President and CEO, Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association As you know, 2023 marked a historic election year in Virginia. Democrats took back the House of Delegates to win a 51-49 majority and held onto their Senate majority 21-19. The State Capital will be a very different place than past years, and we're [...]
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An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
There is a simple tool in our kit to educate state lawmakers who set the rules and regulations for the Three Tier System: the warehouse tour.