Two decades ago, few in the booze business believed it would happen here, in the beer capital of the world.
While other, more sober states caved in to the federal government’s order to raise their drinking ages to 21 or lose a portion of highway funds, Wisconsin – insulated by the thick biceps of the Tavern League – would not be easily blackmailed.
Quoted: Susan Crowley, director of PACE (Policy, Alternatives, Community and Education), a 10-year, $1.2 million program aimed at curtailing underage drinking.