Kentucky Political News Headlines

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Governor's Task Force on the Study of Kentucky's Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws to hold inaugural meeting

See press release below. Probably will have plenty to talk about including today's ruling by a Federal Judge striking down a law prohibiting the sale of wine in grocery stores.



Commonwealth of Kentucky
Public Protection Cabinet
Steve Beshear, Governor
Robert D. Vance, Secretary

Meeting Advisory                                                                                                                                                          Contact: Dick Brown   
                                                                                                                                                                 (502) 564-5525

Governor's Task Force on the Study of Kentucky's Alcoholic Beverage Control
Laws to hold inaugural meeting

            (FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Aug. 14, 2012 – The Governor's Task Force on the Study of Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws in Kentucky will hold its first meeting Thursday Aug. 16, 2012, at 1 p.m. EDT in Room 110 of the Kentucky State Capitol.

            Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Public Protection Cabinet Secretary Bob Vance to chair the 22-member group which includes representatives of both the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives as well as various industry groups.

            The Task Force members and their affiliations are:

§  Robert D. Vance, chair, Public Protection Cabinet
§  Larry R. Bond, Governor's Office
§  Sen. Tom Buford, Kentucky State Senate
§  Sen. Jimmy Higdon, Kentucky State Senate
§  Rep. Dennis Keene, Kentucky House of Representatives
§  Rep. Larry Clark, Kentucky House of Representatives
§  Tony Dehner, Commissioner Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
§  Danny Reed, Distilled Spirits Administrator, ABC
§  Stephanie Stumbo, Malt Beverage Administrator, ABC
§  Frank Harris, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
§  Roger Leasor, Kentucky Liquor Retail Coalition
§  Gay Dwyer, Kentucky Restaurant Association
§  Daniel R. Meyer, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Kentucky, Inc.
§  Eric Gregory, Kentucky Distillers' Association
§  Lowell Land, Kentucky Vineyard Society
§  John Harris, Kentucky Beer Wholesalers' Association
§  Jennifer Doering, Kentucky Malt Beverage Council
§  Adam Watson, Licensed Microbrewers
§  Sheriff Jerry "Peanuts" Gaines of Warren County, Kentucky Association of Counties
§  Mayor Tom Bozarth of Midway, Kentucky League of Cities
§  James "Jitter" Allen, Licensed Large Brewers
§  Neil Wellinghurst, Kentucky Retail Federation

The Governor's Executive Order, as well as names and affiliations of each representative, can be found online at http://abc.ky.gov/Pages/taskforce.aspx.  Questions about the Task Force can be emailed to abctaskforce@ky.gov.

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