Bipartisan bill would legalize happy hour in North Carolina
On Monday, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers filed a bill that would allow individual cities and counties to legalize limited-time drink specials and promotions.
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>> BRETT KNESE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN
RALEIGH. THANK YOU, BRETT.
NEW TONIGHT, A NEW BIPARTISAN
BILL INTRODUCED TODAY WOULD
LEGALIZE HAPPY HOUR IN NORTH
CAROLINA. THE LEGISLATION
INTRODUCED BY A BIPARTISAN
GROUP OF STATE LAWMAKERS WOULD
ALLOW INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO LEGALIZE LIMITED
TIME DRINK SPECIALS AND
PROMOTIONS. IT'S SOMETHING
RESTAURANTS AND BAR OWNERS WANT
AT LEAST SOME OF THEM. THAT'S
WHAT THE BILL'S LEAD SPONSOR
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE JASON
SAYING ARGUES, HOWEVER, THESE
CHANGES COULD FACE FIERCE
OPPOSITION FROM RELIGIOUS
GROUPS. SUPPORTERS OF LOOSER
RESTRICTIONS SAY THEY'RE JUST
TRYING TO BRING THE STATE'S
ALCOHOL LAWS OUT OF THE
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