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...first time in more than a decade, Feb. 14 is falling on a Sunday - and that means in 14 states and hundreds of cities and counties across the U.S., liquor laws could be hampering toasts - and sales...
...called blue laws in states from Connecticut to Indiana restrict the sale of alcohol on Sunday, as do local regulations elsewhere. Arguments about repealing these laws broke out in 2009 as the recession swelled, and the promise of extra income started to weigh more heavily against religious reservations. Valentine's Day has exacerbated the issue in at least nine states, where restaurants and revenue-sensitive politicians would prefer not to lose out on the holiday cash...
...Along with New Year's Eve and Mother's Day, Valentine's Day is one of the most profitable days of the year for dining establishments; seven other calendar days, including Super Bowl Sunday, have already been granted blue-law exemptions in some states. "We felt like Valentine's Day had just been overlooked," says Missouri State Representative Bill Deeken. In January, Deeken proposed "Love Legislation" that would allow restaurants and bars that lacked annual Sunday liquor licenses to be open and sell alcohol on Valentine's Day. Rob Agee, a Lohman...
...local level, the push to undo the Sunday ban may face even stiffer opposition. Jerry Oberholtzer, mayor of Snellville, Ga., has been waging a six-year battle to legalize Sunday sales in hopes of bringing what he calls "white tablecloth restaurants" to town. But members of Snellville's First Baptist Church and others have thwarted his efforts...
...mayor had a brief victory in December when he was able to change an ordinance that finally allowed restaurants to serve on Sunday. Seven licenses were issued, and restaurants reported up to 20% increases in sales. But a local group filed suit challenging the legality of the process, and a judge issued an injunction weeks later suspending the licenses, after ruling that the issue of Sunday sales had to be taken to voters first. (On Feb. 9, the city appealed and Oberholtzer says he expects the issue to go to the state's Supreme...