Liquor

Gov. Mark Gordon gave no further details about the executive order.

Councilman Michael Huber wants to see the proposed ordinance submitted to the Office of the Wyoming Attorney General for an opinion.

Republican Sen. R. Ray Peterson, the committee's Senate chairman, says he is unsure how the bills will be received in the house, or whether they stand much chance of passing at all.

A bar and grill liquor license allows a business to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption only.

Under the old law, license owners could hold onto a permit for up to three years without using it.

The bill is aimed at freeing up inoperative, or parked, retail liquor licenses across the state, allowing new business owners to take advantage of the license.

The Wyoming Department of Revenue's liquor division granted a new liquor licenses after the 2015 census re-evaluation showed an increase in Casper's population.

Wyoming's 2-cents-per-gallon tax on malt beverages is the lowest in the nation and has remained unchanged since it was first passed in 1935, about a year after Prohibition was repealed.

The Casper Police Department is proposing a change to malt beverage permitting.  City law enforcement would like to establish a code that provides an option to deny or revoke a malt beverage permit. The proposal came before city council this week. Listen here,