Gov. Doug Ducey broke the law when he told police and liquor agents not to enforce statutes that prohibit restaurants from selling alcoholic beverages to go, a judge ruled Monday.
Read More »Ducey tells court why restaurants get special treatment over bars
Gov. Doug Ducey is justifying his directive to liquor investigators and police to ignore violations of some state laws by restaurants because they need the money from the otherwise illegal sales they are allowed to make.
Read More »State gives bars green light to open in 9 counties
As of right now, bars in nine of the state’s 15 counties can reopen. But don’t expect them to look and operate the way they did before the governor ordered them closed in March. No dancing. No karaoke. No darts ...
Read More »State sets bar for businesses to reopen 
Gov. Doug Ducey and the Department of Health Services released benchmarks today on how bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses can safely reopen.
Read More »Arizonans dining out at higher rate than most of the country
Customers aren’t exactly filling the places up. But new figures from OpenTable suggest that Arizonans are once again warming to the idea of dining out — and doing so with more exuberance than much of the rest of the country. ...
Read More »Ducey loosens restrictions on haircuts, dining out 
Saying Arizona can handle the projected toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey Monday quickened the pace for his plan to reopen the state.
Read More »Wastewater rates leave Carefree restaurants reeling 
During the Corporation Commission April 14 meeting, the Town of Carefree's mayor, Les Peterson, said the high wastewater rates could force half of Carefree’s 11 restaurants to shut. The high rates will be addressed in an upcoming rate case by Liberty Utilities.
Read More »Arizona ‘beer bill’ would lift production limits for microbreweries
Four Peaks Brewing Co. co-owner Andy Ingram has a dilemma: If he wants to produce more beer, he might have to shut down some of his Arizona restaurants.
Read More »Burgeoning beer business seeks lifeline from Legislature 
There’s a battle brewing over microbreweries. For Arizona’s two largest craft beer brewing companies, business is booming. In fact, Four Peaks and San Tan brewing companies are producing so much beer that they’re pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a microbrewery. They’re brushing up against state-imposed caps on the amount of beer a microbrewery can brew.
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