Illinois Opens First EV Chargers Under State EPA Grant ProgramThe 16 charging ports are the first of at least 2,600 public fast chargers the state plans to deploy. Massachusetts Legislation Levels Competitive Playing Field for Lottery SalesA new law legalizing online lottery includes several protections for convenience stores. Tackling Tobacco: July 2024 Legislative & Regulatory Roundup State and local legislators are eyeing bills aimed at new tobacco retail outlets. Airport Restaurants & Retailers Join Forces With Merchants Payments Coalition The association's members provide food, beverages, retail products and services at airports across the country. 80 Retailers Warned Over Sale of Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products The FDA is also seeking monetary penalties against eight operators who failed to address earlier warning letters from the agency. Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against W.Va.-Based Vapor Company Soul Vapor was ordered to destroy any unauthorized e-cigarettes still in its custody. Majority of Voters Support Federal Action on Credit Card Fees Approval of the Credit Card Competition Act crosses both political and demographic boundaries, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. Fuel Retailers Applaud Biodiesel Tax Credit Legislation The credit extension could help lower the price of diesel, which in turn would help defray shipping costs. Retailers & Law Enforcement Build Upon Anti-Theft Collaboration More than 100 district attorneys participated in store walkthroughs last year in order to find better ways to tackle retail crime. FDA Gives Marketing Green Light to Seven Vuse Vapor Products The agency granted marketing orders for one power unit and six tobacco-flavored pods in R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.'s portfolio. First Previous 7 8 9 10 11 Next Last