This week, five Kentucky cities voted to allow or expand alcohol sales. Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Junction City and Guthrie are among more than 120 Kentucky cities to do so since 1998. Proponents generally cite improved economic development as a reason to reduce limitations on alcohol sales. Opponents cite moral, religious or safety concerns. But the… Continue reading Recent Votes to Expand Alcohol Sales Follow Statewide Trend
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Expanded Alcohol Sales Pass in Hardin County Cities
Ballot measures to legalize or expand alcohol sales in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Vine Grove have passed. In three separate votes, residents of the Hardin County cities approved the changes by a roughly 3-2 margin. Vine Grove and Elizabethtown are fourth-class cities and will not be able to establish bars. Radcliff is a second-class city and… Continue reading Expanded Alcohol Sales Pass in Hardin County Cities
Wet-Dry Vote for Hardin County Cities Is Tuesday
by Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio Voters in Hardin County’s three largest cities go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to expand alcohol sales. Wet-dry votes are being held in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Vine Grove. Hardin County Clerk Kenny Tabb says in the past, similar votes have drawn about 50 percent turnout, but these… Continue reading Wet-Dry Vote for Hardin County Cities Is Tuesday
Hardin County Officials Say Alcohol Sales Will Spur Economic Development
Hardin County officials say expanded alcohol sales will help the area capitalize on future developments further north. On October 4th, voters in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Vine Grove will vote on whether to allow alcohol sales at package liquor stores and in restaurants. “We become a more attractive location, I think, for some younger professionals and… Continue reading Hardin County Officials Say Alcohol Sales Will Spur Economic Development
Hardin County Group Says Expanded Liquor Sales Would Help Economic Development
The group Hardin County United is pushing to expand restaurant and package liquor sales in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Vine Grove. Vine Grove is currently entirely dry, and consultant Luke Schmidt—who has worked on this issue before—says the other two cites allow limited liquor sales.
Grocers, Liquor Retailers At Odds Over State Law Change For Fourth Year
After three years of unsuccessfully lobbying the General Assembly to allow wine and spirits to be sold in grocery stores, the coalition instead sought to have the restriction blocking the sales declared unconstitutional.
Wet-Dry Vote To Be Held Tuesday
by Gabe Bullard Residents of a precinct in the Parkland neighborhood of west Louisville will cast ballots in a wet-dry vote Tuesday. About a fourth of the 19-block precinct is dry. But in the rest of the precinct, liquor sales are allowed, and among the five establishments selling alcohol is a Kroger, which has a… Continue reading Wet-Dry Vote To Be Held Tuesday
Shepherdsville Council Passes Sunday Sales Measure
Sunday alcohol sales could be legal soon in Shepherdsville.
Shepherdsville Sunday Sales Vote This Week
Shepherdsville residents will have a chance this week to vote on Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants. But the vote itself won’t change any laws.
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