ABCA agrees to honor the spirit of PODA law; lawmakers must still fix the letter

Editorial April 30, 2024

The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration announced recently it would honor the intent of the Legislature’s 2024 update to the private outdoor designated area law instead of enforcing the letter of the law, as it had previously said it would. That’s good, but it’s not ...

State's ABCA says it will honor the legislature's intent on PODA

Latest News April 27, 2024

MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown’s PODA saga continues.  It’s enough to drive a man to drink.  In an order dated April 25 — last Thursday — West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner Fredric Wooton said the ABCA will honor the intent of the legislature, not the ...