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« Private schools oppose government regulation | Main | Big Sky Residents Look to Regulate Helicopters » September 06, 2005A Kentucky City Council Votes to Regulate Alcohol SalesWho would think that regulation could strike as much fear in the hearts of college students as it does in the hearts of the business community? According to an article the Murray City Council, of Murray Kentucky sunk Murray State students' hearts."Murray State students may notice a pricing difference the next time they go to a local restaurant to order an alcoholic beverage. On Aug. 11, Murray City Council representatives approved an ordinance prohibiting restaurants from offering alcoholic drink specials after 6 p.m. However, "happy hour" may continue. At the same meeting, council members also voted down, in a 9-2 decision, a restaurant owner's proposal to extend alcohol sales an extra hour to 1 a.m. The decisions upset Chip Walker, senior from Louisville. "I think it takes a lot of the college-town feel out of the city," he said. "If you go to any other college town, you'll find plenty of bars that have dollar drink specials every night." Apparently Chip didn't go to school in Boston. For more on bars from the Joint Center: Economic Reasoning and Judicial Review Stephen Breyer Posted by the Joint Center at September 6, 2005 09:27 AM |
