Gray wants longer hours for D.C. alcohol sales

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Mayor Vincent Gray is turning to the District’s market for alcohol to help increase city revenue in his proposed 2013 budget.

His plan is threefold: Allow bars to serve for an additional hour each night; allow liquor stores to open at 7 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.; and allow for a full week of expanded serving times during the next two presidential inaugurations. He expects the initiatives to generate an additional $5.3 million in sales taxes.

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