Wisconsin Assembly approves sweeping liquor law overhaul bill.

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a comprehensive bill to overhaul the state's liquor laws, which will now head to the Senate for final approval. The bill aims to streamline and update the laws governing the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol, creating a new division within the state Department of Revenue to oversee and enforce them. The proposal has broad bipartisan support and is backed by groups from small craft brewers to large national brewers, bar owners, and alcohol distributors. The bill affects every level of the state's alcohol industry, including the regulation of wedding barns, which have mounted the loudest objections to the measure.