New Liquor Law Revives Happy Hour in Kansas
Associated Press - Sun 08:47 PM 07/01/2012
Kansas brings back happy hour.
Kansas is bringing back happy hour.
New laws that took effect Sunday make a host of changes in the state's alcohol regulations, including a provision that lets bars and restaurants offer specials on drinks for a few hours at a time.
Kansas abolished happy hour in 1985 by prohibiting bars from changing prices between opening and closing. Lawmakers were concerned that people heading to bars after work for a couple of discounted drinks would consume too much, too quickly.
The Kansas City Star reports the revival of happy-hour promotions is just one of the changes. Others include allowing liquor stores and other retailers to serve free samples and to host wine and beer tastings.
But one thing remains unchanged: Kansas grocery stores still cannot sell wine or hard liquor.
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BONEMAN
Sunday 1 July 2012 20:55 Report this comment
Happy Beer and Liquor Hour really means Happy DUI Hour.. You know the police are behind some of this in some way..
tlittle
Monday 2 July 2012 07:24 Report this comment
The same police who pushed this in 1985 to have the law enacted, the same police who scrap little kids off the road after being splattered by a drunk driver, the same Chief of Police and Sheriffs Association of Kansas that made this occur in 1985 by pushing lawmakers to enact this, yeah, thats it boneman. Well put.
WhoCares
Monday 2 July 2012 08:44 Report this comment
tlittle.... sorry you got splattered and then scraped off the road when you were a kid by an idiot driving drunk.... but DUI is much safer than texting, right TBONE???
inthestyx
Monday 2 July 2012 09:32 Report this comment
BONEMAN, your-very much wrong. the police were trying to fight against this. it's the politicians who passed this.NONE of our finest would ever want this to occur .