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Connecticut Opens Sunday Liquor Sales
With approval from the Senate and Governor Malloy promising a signature, the bill will become law.
The days of not being able to purchase alcohol on Sundays in Connecticut will soon be a thing of the past.
After about an hour of debate, the Senate passed yesterday a much-talked-about bill that permits the sale of alchohol, beer and wine on Sundays, according to the Hartford Courant. The bill passed 28-6, with the 6 no votes coming from Republicans, the Courant reports.
The bill is one way , which has been in the midst of a budget deficit crisis for the past few years as the U.S. economy works its way out of the Great Recession.
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Not all legislators were sold on that, though.
The Courant quotes Deputy Republican Leader, state Sen. Len Fasano -- who voted against the bill -- as saying, in part:
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"I'm going to vote no because I think it's going to hurt small businesses. ... With all due respect, it's not going to be a revenue driver to any significant degree.''
On the other side, a group called End CT Blue Laws, comprised of organization like the Connecticut Beer Wholesalers Association and the Connecticut Food Association, supported the bill and , playing up the convenience factor.
Under the new law, Sunday sales will be permitted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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