Elizabeth Lincicome

New state laws ease tension between distillers and ABC

The legislature has passed several measures in the past two years that local distillers say have benefitted their business operations and improved their relationship with the state ABC Commission.  Distillers point out that they can now conduct public outreach such as selling cocktails at certain agricultural festivals and events, have more control over their facilities,...

Q&A: Raleigh lawyer at the center of the Leandro case discusses it 25 years later

The young man who agreed to be the public face of the original Leandro v. State, case in 1994 is all grown up practicing law and raising four children with his wife in Raleigh.