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The storm surge from Hurricane Laura could reach 30 miles north into Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, the National Hurricane Center warned early Thursday, even as the storm has been downgraded to a Category 2.
New York distilled spirits drinkers pay the equivalent of $6.44 per gallon in state excise taxes on their stiff drinks, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on January 2020 data.
Tennessee wine drinkers pay the equivalent of $1.27 per gallon in state wine excise taxes, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on January 2020 data.
Bars are closed and Texas restaurants cannot exceed 50 percent of their seating capacity beginning Monday, down from 75 percent as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continues to climb.
Saying it’s more about heritage in New York than the man it honors, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he would not support efforts to remove the Christopher Columbus monument in Manhattan.
The Arizona Office of Tourism is launching a campaign aimed at getting Arizonans out and about in their own backyard, supporting businesses and attractions that have struggled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With the summer travel season getting under way, Texas tourism leaders are working with the governor’s office to determine best practices for reopening premier theme destinations.
Coronavirus-related losses of jobs supported by the hotel industry in California numbered 414,069 out of a total of 1,014,600 hotel-supported jobs, according to a hotel industry estimate.