Bottoms up. More Americans than ever are hitting the hard stuff, drinking booze such as bourbon and vodka as opposed to wine and beer, according to a new Gallup survey released Monday. The number ...

Should hard liquor and spirits only be sold at liquor stores? That’s what one bill at the Colorado Capitol is proposing, among other things, in an effort to help alcohol retailers.

FILE, Liquor and toy cars on shelves at Ciancio’s Liquors on 47th Avenue in Elyria Swansea, April 11, 2017. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance.

Movie theaters can apply for a license to sell liquor, including wine and beer to their customers, under the $237 billion state budget deal crafted by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature.