Legislators are making another attempt to bring back drink specials nearly 40 years after they were banned (via EaterBoston)
in a restaurant parking lot; she was dragged under a car driven by a friend under the influence after the two had left a trivia game that awarded free beer as a prize.prohibits time-limited drink specials by dictating that pricing must be in effect for at least one week.
The proposed legislation would allow the state’s cities and towns to vote to allow alcohol discounts during certain hours at bars and restaurants, but not after 10 p.m.; the discounts would have to be announced at least three days in advance. Local governments would be able to set their own specific rules within those guidelines.
Proposed by state Sen. Julian Cyr, this amendment is part of a $4.57 billion economic development bill. The House is working on its own version of an economic development bill that does not include this provision, so there’s no guarantee it will make it into the final legislation. If it does,