Panel to hear plea to fight wine sales in Buffalo grocery stores

Brian Meyer of the Buffalo News writes – “Leaders of a group that represents hundreds of liquor stores will meet Tuesday with Buffalo lawmakers as part of a campaign to block a state plan that would allow supermarkets and grocery stores to sell wine… Supporters argue
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A new round over wine legislation

Chris Churchill of the Times Union writes – “Gov. David Paterson’s renewed push to allow wine sales in grocery and convenience stores is again pitting supermarkets against many liquor stores — and keeping lobbyists on both sides of the debate happily employed.
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Business Council urges legislature to restrain spending in budget testimony

“Gov. David Paterson’s Executive Budget takes an important step in the right direction for New York by showing restraint in new spending and restraint in new taxes. While not perfect, it is being positively received by many major private sector employers within our membership,”
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Broad-based coalition applauds Gov’s Wine Industry and Liquor Store Revitalization Act

The Utica Daily News reports – “New Yorkers for Growth and Open Markets, a statewide coalition of advocates seeking changes to New York’s liquor laws, today praised Governor Paterson’s proposed FY2011 Executive Budget for including a new, comprehensive proposal
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Report: Wine sales in supermarkets could benefit N.Y. and wineries

Matthew Daneman of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle writes -”Wine sales in grocery stores would net the state about $22 million a year and would benefit both in-state and out-of-state wineries, according to a new analysis by Bradley J. Rickard, a Cornell University economics
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Farm Bureau backs plan to sell wine in food markets

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports this morning -”Farmers might debate the best way to solve immigration issues and low dairy prices, but when it comes to selling wine in grocery stores, the ones at this week’s annual New York Farm Bureau meeting were unanimous i
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New bill allows wine sales in grocery stores, offers incentives to liquor retailers

Don Cazentre of the Syracuse Post -Standard reports – “A proposal to allow wine to be sold in New York’s grocery stores has been reintroduced in the state legislature, this time with changes the sponsors hope will end opposition to the idea from the state’s win
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Wine-selling bill faces strong opposition

Cara Matthews reports this morning on LoHud.com -”Democratic lawmakers are seeking a compromise to allow the sale of wine in supermarkets – something the wine industry and small businesses have fought – by easing long-standing restrictions on products, hours and mark
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Business Council supports the Wine Industry and Liquor Industry Revitalization Act

The Business Council of New York State, Inc., is the leading business organization in New York State, representing the interests of large and small firms throughout the state.  We strongly support this legislation which would enhance the economic development opportunities of New York
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UNCORKING NY’S ECONOMY

Joseph D. Morelle is a member of the New York state Assembly, whose district in cludes portions of Rochester and the towns of Irondequoit and Brighton in Monroe County had the following letter posted on the New York Post’s website. “New York state has been in the wine cel
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