By CHRIS POWELL Next time you come upon empty and discarded “nip” bottles — the tiny plastic containers of liquor sold in abundance at Connecticut’s liquor stores but neither returnable for deposits nor recyclable — Larry Cafero wants you to be thankful. Connecticut’s contradictory ideals: local control vs. equality Corrupt ex-official’s trial evokes musical comedyContinue reading “‘Nip’ bottle fees don’t recover their cost in litter and drunken driving”
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Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition
By CHRIS POWELL Now that Connecticut’s 5-cent tax on tiny “nip” liquor bottles has done little to remove their litter from streets and roadsides, state Rep. Joseph Gresko, D-Stratford, plans to propose legislation to allow municipalities to ban the sale of the troublesome product. The “nip” bottle tax, paid by liquor distributors to municipal governmentsContinue reading “Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition”
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