O'Malley Thinking Over 'Alcopops' Bill
posted 1:25 pm Thu April 24, 2008 - Annapolis, Md.
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Governor Martin O'Malley hasn't made up his mind yet about whether to sign a measure to allow fruit-flavored alcohol drinks to remain classified as beer instead of liquor for tax purposes. The drinks are known as "alcopops." O'Malley says he intended to sign the bill, but after meeting with opponents, he now says he wants to think about it. The measure is significant because beer is taxed less than liquor. The Maryland attorney general's office has issued a ruling classifying alcopops as liquor, not beer.
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