2003 Legislative Session Wrap Up
The 2003 Legislative Session is over (sort of). This sure has
been an up and down year for alcohol policy. The good news is that
statewide Beer Keg Tracking has passed and will become law in July
2004. Thanks to Representative Cathy Jolly it was added as an
amendment to the Senate bill when it was referred to the House.
(SB298) As for some of the other alcohol policy bills MYAA was
tracking, here is a quick update:
HB 167 Increasing penalties for third offense of providing
alcohol to a minor. A public hearing was held in committee but was
not called for a vote.
HB 336 Minors in Possession by Consumption This bill was referred
to a committee but was not called for a public hearing.
HB 357 Fund to Reduce Alcohol Problems (The alcohol fees bill.)
The bill was referred to committee but was not called for a public
hearing.
See
the entire text for SB 298...
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Greetings!
Happy Summer! MYAA is gearing up for the rest of the year
and has some new things brewing for next year. In this
newsletter we have inlcuded a legislative update and some
great articles from different sources.
Alicia Ozenberger, MYAA's Youth Developement Specialist, is
creating an electronic newsletter specifically for teens in
Missouri. It will be out by the end of June. If you know of
teens that would like to be added to the distribution list,
please let her know by e-mail, aozenberger@moact.org, or by
phone, 573.635.6669 ext. 18.
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Magazines Shower Teens With Alcohol
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 Magazines that boast more teen readers are more likely
to run ads for beer and liquor that their young patrons aren't
old enough to drink, a new study has found. While it might not
be surprising that teens are attracted to publications with
sports and music titles that appeal to young adults, the study
found that as youth readership rises, so, too, does the number
of alcohol ads. "We expect that some teens will be exposed [to
alcohol ads], but for whatever reason, there just seems to be
an inordinate number of teens that are being exposed," said
study co-author Dr. Paul Chung, a pediatrician at the
University of California, Los Angeles' David Geffen School of
Medicine.
Read
the full article...
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American Beverage Institute Attacks
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 On May 12, 2003, The Washington Times published an
opinion article by Richard Berman, executive director of the
Center for Consumer Freedom, in which he denounced the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the alcohol-prevention
projects that it funds. Berman accused RWJF of promoting
anti-alcohol movements and claimed that most, if not all,
projects and studies that support views critical of the
alcoholic- beverage industry have been funded by RWJF. The
Center for Consumer Freedom, working with the American
Beverage Institute (ABI), also recently released a detailed
report that "analyzes" the contributions that RWJF has made to
projects it considers "neo-prohibitionist." The list of
anti-alcohol groups includes such organizations as the
American Medical Association's A Matter of Degree project,
CSPI's campaigns, and even government organizations such as
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
According to the report, RWJF "seeks to marginalize drinking
by driving it underground" and funds projects that are
"carefully crafted as part of an overall campaign" to "bolster
its efforts to reduce per capita consumption." In the past,
ABI and the Center for Consumer Freedom have also attacked
Mothers Against Drunk Driving for its adoption of policies
aimed at reducing excessive and underage drinking. Richard
Berman's American Beverage Institute and the Center for
Consumer Freedom are front organizations for the chain
restaurant and alcoholic-beverage industries, which obviously
feel threatened by efforts to curb underage drinking, drunk
driving, underage sales, and the excessive and unnecessary use
of alcohol.
Washington
Post article attacking RWJF...
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12 Mirrors 21 Billboards are popping up around
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 MYAA wants you to be on the look out for the 12 mirrors
21 billboards here in Missouri. Presently they are in the
following areas: I-70 in Callaway County, Hwy 54 in Cole
County, and I-44 in Greene County. In the coming months, more
billboards will be posted. We will keep you informed of the
progress.
MYAA and the Missouri Division of Highway Safety have PSA's
playing on radio stations across Missouri. Be sure to tune in
to your local MissouriNet stations. For a listing of local
radio stations playing the PSA's click on the link below.
Radio
Stations
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Tell MYAA What You Are Doing |
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 MYAA wants to hear from you! Please share with us your
community stories. These do not have to be ordinances that
have been passed. What else have you done in your community
that has worked. Share your ideas and sucesses with the MYAA
network.
To share you story, e-mail it to aozenberger@moact.org.
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