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Shrinking Budgets, Rising Costs and Falling Alcohol Taxes
As tough economic times strain budgets and increase deficits in all levels of government throughout the country, raising alcohol taxes might seem like an idea whose time has come – but it hasn’t, yet.  |
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Boise Police Take to the Air to Locate Graduation Keg Parties Over the past three years, police in Boise, Idaho, have coordinated a multi-agency effort to crack down on keg parties during high school graduation weekend in June. This year, police took “kegger patrol” to the next level – with the help of the Civil Air Patrol. |  |
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Changing the Game-Day Drinking Culture at the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa recently announced a new campaign to reduce illegal and unsafe drinking during football season. The initiative comes on the heels of a recent decision by the Iowa City Council to implement a new ordinance that allows only people over the age of 21 in city bars after 10 p.m. |
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New Study Released on Hospital Emergency Room Visits and Underage Drinking A new report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that the majority of underage drinkers who end up in hospital emergency rooms are male. |
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