The Super Bowl is over, but is it time for a beer run on Sunday?
With the state facing a projected deficit of $3.7 billion, one of the most contentious issues this session is whether consumers can buy beer and wine on Sundays at package stores. Package store owners are expected to turn out in force at the Capitol this morning for a public hearing in front of the key committee on the issue: the general law committee.
Each side is expected to provide statistics for their case: The package store owners say the increase in tax revenues will be negligible, while the manufacturers and grocery stores say it will generate at least $8 million per year for the state.
The new twist this year? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would sign the bill.
With the state facing a projected deficit of $3.7 billion, one of the most contentious issues this session is whether consumers can buy beer and wine on Sundays at package stores. Package store owners are expected to turn out in force at the Capitol this morning for a public hearing in front of the key committee on the issue: the general law committee.
Each side is expected to provide statistics for their case: The package store owners say the increase in tax revenues will be negligible, while the manufacturers and grocery stores say it will generate at least $8 million per year for the state.
The new twist this year? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would sign the bill.