2/27/19 Washington State Legislature Considers Bill To Ensure Food Producers Participate In Stewardship Of Plastic Packaging Feb 27th, 2019 Legislators in the state of Washington are considering a pair of bills, House Bill 1204 and Senate Bill 5397, that would ban sales in the state of packaging involving plastic – including plastic food or beverage […]
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Nebraska Governor Declares Opposition To Candy, Bottled Water, Soda Taxes
4/4/19 Nebraska Governor Declares Opposition To Candy, Bottled Water, Soda Taxes Apr 4th, 2019 Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced at a news conference Wednesday, April 3, that he opposed a legislative proposal to repeal state sales tax exemptions for soda, candy and bottled water, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. He said the tax exemptions, which […]
Blind workers hit particularly hard by federal government shutdown
1/16/19 Blind workers hit particularly hard by federal government shutdown By Stefano Esposito Jan 16, 2019, 11:13am CST In the lobby of the Metcalfe Federal Building downtown, a man with a white cane probed the perimeter of a shuttered coffee-and-sandwich bar as though he didn’t realize it was closed. That’s how it appeared, but […]
Lawmakers In New Jersey Want To Ban Cashless Stores
12/16/18 From Vending Market Watch Lawmakers In New Jersey Want To Ban Cashless Stores A bill that would require all brick-and-mortar retailers to accept cash will go before the full New Jersey Senate, according to The Inquirer Daily News. The bill would eliminate stores that only accept cashless payments, such as Amazon Go and […]
Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone
11/28/18 From Vending Market Watch Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone Emily Refermat Oct 24th, 2018 At first glance, any legislation that opens up new business opportunities looks positive. Proposed bill H.R. 1990 in the 115th Congress by Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana, is one such bill. It would lift the ban on what […]
Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor
7/30/18 Shared by NAMA Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor Last Thursday the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill 1838, which prohibits new local taxes on “groceries” through 2030. The bill prevents local entities from imposing any grocery taxes, including taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, through 2030. AB 1838 is retroactive to the […]
Rest Area Commercialization Update
7/30/18 Shared by John Gordon, Bureau Chief BBS and Nicky Gacos, President NABM Rest Area Commercialization Update Looks like some good news out of DC, we still need to keep the pressure on. Thanks Nicholas Gacos President National Association Blind Merchants From: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Date: July 25, 2018 at 1:27:11 PM EDT […]
Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant?
7/3/18 From Vending Market Watch – Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant? BY EMILY REFERMAT ON MAY 1, 2018 The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) sets standards that allow those with disabilities to patronize business establishments. This includes locations with vending machines, which were named in the “Side Reach” section of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, […]
All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices
5/23/18 From Vending Market Watch All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices as mandated by an executive order, according to wbaltv. Baltimore County is the seventh jurisdiction to convert their vending machines to a “healthy” regimen, but the first to make them 100 percent healthy. The idea, explained some county […]
California Court Rules In Coffee Case
4/6/18 From NAMA – California Court Rules In Coffee Case Last week a decision was issued in a lawsuit alleging several coffee retailers in California were in violation of state law because they were not properly notifying consumers about the presence of acrylamide – a chemical believed to cause cancer by the State of California. The […]