New liquor law revives happy hour in Kansas

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Happy hour is legal once again in Kansas, and while not every bar owner has immediate plans to start offering limited-time drink specials, many are pleased they’ll stop losing business to neighboring states like Missouri.

The end of the happy-hour ban instituted by Kansas in 1985 is among numerous liquor law changes taking effect Sunday under legislation signed by Gov. Sam Brownback in late May.

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