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40K New State Laws Kick In for 2012

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:10:39 CST

The new year has brought us about 40,000 state laws ranging from abortion and voter restrictions to golf cart requirements and a ban on happy hours. MSNBC runs down a few of them: Several states will require employers to confirm the legality of workers through a federal system called...

12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:40:00 CST

Growlers may be the new hipster trend , but good luck finding one in Alabama. Any beer bottle larger than 16 ounces is banned there, along with "sensuous" wine labels. That's just one of a dozen crazy liquor laws complied by Mother Jones : No sunrise mimosas in Alaska: you can't buy...

Happy Hour Hammers Bars in Tough Times

Kevin Spak — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:29:28 CST

There’s a recession on, and that’s forcing drinkers everywhere to change their schedules. These days bars are filling up in the late afternoon, the Los Angeles Times reports, as patrons pinch pennies by slurping happy hour specials. “We don’t see a change in what people are drinking,” said the beverage...

Happy Hour Could Be Toast in Iowa City

Wesley Oliver — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:30:01 CST

Concerned about underage and binge drinking, Iowa City may ban happy hours at a meeting next month, the AP reports. The city council ordinance would require establishments with alcohol licenses or permits to submit to the city clerk a set schedule of prices that could not change by the day...

UK May Nix 'Happy Hour' to Curb Drink Deaths

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:55:00 CST

Britain may make "happy hour" specials illegal and force companies to put cigarette-style health warnings on booze bottles, the Telegraph reports. With alcohol taking more lives and costing the nation up to $37 billion a year in health bills, the government is also planning a public awareness campaign. Officials will...

Philly Loves Hump Day

Drew Nelles — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:52:33 CDT

Wednesday is the new Friday in Philly, even if Thursday isn’t the new Saturday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Confused? A coordinated set of happy hours called Center City Sips has made hump day the evening for urbanites to socialize before they head out of town for the weekend. "Wednesday night...