Liquor card compromise takes shape

“Bar Hard Rock Cafe Prague” by Clock – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons A final compromise on liquor card permits is in place, city council members announced Thursday. Lawyers did not get that done ...

Liquor card changes hit a bar

By Joe Lambe The raw politics of liquor card law flared Thursday, when a city council clash delayed any change. The matter began weeks ago when Councilman Scott Wagner introduced a proposal to eliminate the city permit cards required for anyone ...

Committee deals new hand on city liquor cards

“Bar Hard Rock Cafe Prague” by Clock – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The city council public safety committee today backed off a proposal to eliminate liquor card permits for workers. Instead it ...

Council to decide: Time to lose liquor permits for workers?

“Bar Hard Rock Cafe Prague” by Clock – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Public safety concerns loom on one side – on the other is whether felony convictions should bar honest work in common jobs. A ...

Proposed law would open more jobs to felons

The city council public safety committee on Wednesday advanced an ordinance that would allow some felons to work with liquor. It would open a wide range of jobs to those convicted of property offenses or DUIs. Currently they cannot get employee ...