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Posted: Monday, 09 February 2009 9:32AM
Sunday Liquor Sales Again Proposed in Connecticut
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HARTFORD, CT (AP) -- Supporters of allowing liquor sales on Sundays in Connecticut say their proposal may have a chance at legislative approval this year, because it would give the state extra tax revenue in a time of big budget deficits.
The plan is being pushed by owners of package stores along the state's borders, but they're facing opposition again from owners of stores in Connecticut's interior who say many stores can't afford to open for a seventh day each week.
Three Enfield lawmakers - Sen. John Kissel and Reps. Karen Jarmoc and Kathleen Tallarita - are proposing bills that would give liquor store owners the option of opening on Sundays.
Supporters say it would give local stores extra money and the state more tax revenue, because state residents wouldn't be going to neighboring states to buy alcohol on Sundays.
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