Proposed new Utah liquor license may attract national chains

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 13 2012 3:42 p.m. MST

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Restaurant chains with alcohol on the menu that are looking to expand could do so with one liquor license under a bill drafted by Sen. John Valentine. The Orem Republican's proposal would create a "master" license that a company could obtain to cover all of its locations rather than having to get permits for each one.

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Lagomorph

Salt Lake City, UT

While I applaud the effort to make more licenses available, I fear the move will further the cultural homogenization of the nation at the expense of local color. Who needs more of the bland repetition of a dozen more chain outlets when you could More..

9:15 a.m. Nov. 14, 2012
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gdog3finally

West Jordan, Utah

Utah liquor laws are a lost cause.

7:31 p.m. Nov. 13, 2012
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DN Subscriber

Cottonwood Heights, UT

An excellent common sense solution from one of our more thoughtful and pragmatic legislators.

Pass it and get on with cutting spending in other areas. And, with privatizing the state liquor stores.

10:26 p.m. Nov. 13, 2012
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