Spending on snacks, underwear, small liquor bottles and flights are just some of the odder economic measures that are used to determine the health of the economy. While many will turn to the stock ...

Buying “nips” in Boston may soon be nipped in the bud. The city of Boston is considering a possible ban on miniature liquor bottles, known to Bostonians as “nips” and to others across the country as ...

Connecticut residents are looking to ban the sale of mini alcohol bottles, commonly known as “nips” or “shooters,” due to how prevalent a pollutant they have become throughout the state. Since 2021, ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. The Boston City Council will take up a proposal ...

After hearing from a liquor distributor and the director of the Missouri Grocers Association along with several local small-business owners Monday night, the Joplin City Council rejected a ban of ...