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New Shutdown Record, Hemp on Hold, Dietary Guidelines

Reopened!

It took 40+ days, a new world record, but the government is now officially reopened, even if a number of operations, services, and benefits remain backlogged or in limbo as everyone tries to clean up. Among the many downsides from this political scuffle were major disruptions in our nation’s ai...

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Like many states, Kansas was a significant wine producer in the 19th Century along with neighboring Missouri, populated by German immigrants who brought the wine tradition with them.

 However, it was also the home of Carrie Nation and the early temperance movement, and, in 1881, the first state to pass statewide prohibition. That didn’t...

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New Shutdown Record

Politicians broke their own prior record this week by failing to end the government shutdown, making it the longest in history at 36 days and edging the prior record during the first Trump Administration. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that holiday travel may be severely disrupted unless a solution is reached soon, threatening a 10% r...

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Like many states, Iowa produced grapes and wine far earlier than assumed (1857), even created a Grape Growers Association in 1893, and was the 6th largest producer until Prohibition wiped out the entire American wine industry.

The modern wine industry has been propelled by creation of the  href="https://wineamerica.us18.lis...

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CBMTRA: The Gifts that Keeps on Giving

Wineries often ask why they should join WineAmerica. The simple answer: Money.

Since January 1, 2018, wineries throughout the country have been saving significant amounts of money due to various legislation that WineAmerica lobbied for over the years—most recently the Craft Beverage Mo...

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