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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A special joint offering from Tennessee craft brewers Yazoo and Calfkiller features an unusual sales pitch to beer aficionados. It reads: "Now With Even More Taxes!"
The new product going on sale this week is the latest effort among brewers to draw attention to Tennessee's highest-in-the-nation tax scheme for beer, which high-end brewers argue disproportionately affects their ability to compete.
The beer is called "The Beacon: A Tennessee High Tax Ale," and urges consumers to enjoy what it calls an "oppressively refreshing ale."
A beer industry-backed legislative proposal would freeze the state's beer taxes at the current level. The bill cleared its first committee last week, and the brewing industry hopes it can avoid the fate of a bill to allow supermarket wine sales, which failed last week.
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The new product going on sale this week is the latest effort among brewers to draw attention to Tennessee's highest-in-the-nation tax scheme for beer, which high-end brewers argue disproportionately affects their ability to compete.
The beer is called "The Beacon: A Tennessee High Tax Ale," and urges consumers to enjoy what it calls an "oppressively refreshing ale."
A beer industry-backed legislative proposal would freeze the state's beer taxes at the current level. The bill cleared its first committee last week, and the brewing industry hopes it can avoid the fate of a bill to allow supermarket wine sales, which failed last week.
"Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."
Sunday, March 17 2013, 04:09 PM CDT
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Houston brother will be his own attorney in court
June 18, 2013 13:02 GMT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Roane County man will face federal gun violation charges next month without an attorney.
The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/17VlXpM ) reported Rocky Joe Houston will represent himself on a charge of possession of a gun by a felon.
The charge came after Houston earlier represented himself in state court on charges stemming from a police chase. He was convicted of evading arrest and reckless endangerment.
Houston and his brother, Leon Houston, were tried, but not convicted, in the 2006 shooting deaths of a Roane County deputy and his ride-along companion.
In federal court, Rocky Joe Houston is claiming the officer who charged him with the felony had no legal authority.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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