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State report recommends allowing 3.2 beer sellers to automatically switch to full-strength brews
Lawmakers now get to decide how to handle the transition away from 3.2 beer.
Plan to get beer into Colorado grocery stores and gas stations expected in coming weeks
Colorado officials are being encouraged not to do anything rash ahead of supermarkets and gas stations starting full-strength beer sales in 2019.
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LiveWell Colorado kicks off program to help food stamp recipients get cheaper fruits and veggies
The Double Up Food Bucks, or DUFB, program led by LiveWell Colorado gives food stamps recipients $20 worth of free locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables each time they use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at participating farmers markets and grocers.
Denver tries new tactic to bring healthy food to Globeville and Elyria-Swansea
Denver is kicking in $100,000 as part of its latest effort to address food insecurity in Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, Montbello, Westwood and other areas where access to groceries is limited.
What’s next for getting beer into Colorado grocery stores and gas stations
Key players behind Colorado's supermarkets, liquor stores and other alcohol purveyors need to come up with new rules for phasing out 3.2 beer before year's end.
Why Denver’s $3 million might not be enough to get grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods
Denver set $3 million aside to get grocery stores in Globeville-Eyria-Swansea, Westwood and Montbello, but so far no supermarkets have announced plans to enter the food deserts.
Getting beer into grocery stores in Colorado is going to be complicated
It could be a while before Coloradans see liquor store chains spring across the state or the proliferation of craft beer on grocery shelves.
The beer fight is over: Grocery stores won’t ask for a vote
Grocery giants Kroger and Safeway-Albertsons are giving up the fight to get voters to OK full-strength beer and wine sales in all Colorado supermarkets.