Donna Whitaker

NASCAR announced a new multiyear partnership with Fuel by Franzia, naming the brand the Official Wine-Based Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Partner of NASCAR beginning in 2026. As an Official Partner, Fuel by Franzia will engage fans through national promotions, custom content, at-track activations and marquee entitlements at some

If film workers get a tax credit for working overtime, why not employers of ag workers? That’s the logic behind a bill pending in the California Legislature that would create a payroll tax credit for agricultural employers who pay overtime wages to their employees. Under the bill, employers would

We are in another government shutdown, but this time it affects only parts of the Department of Homeland Security, so the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau is continuing business as normal.  It looks like this may be a long one. The issue is whether the Democrats’ demands for

For December 2025, the Beer Institute estimates the volume of beer produced in the U.S. subject to excise tax at 10,800,000 barrels, a 5.8% year-over-year decrease. In November, imported beer volumes grew 4% from last year.  The year-to-date trend through Novmber is