Some Utahns don't want looser liquor laws http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167477/Utahns-dont-support-looser-state-liquor-laws-group-says.html?s_cid=s10
2005 survey shows people are mostly satisfied with the laws
but most of the people satisfied are LDS
as the non-LDS population increases support for looser laws will as well.
in 2005 only 9-11% of active LDS understood the laws very well, yet said they didn't need to be loosened, while about half understood them somewhat economic benefits should never justify changing state liquor laws if it means even one more baby being born with fetal alcohol syndrome or one more person dying in a drunken driving accident-Van Komen
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167477/Utahns-dont-support-looser-state-liquor-laws-group-says.html?s_cid=s10
2005 survey shows people are mostly satisfied with the laws
but most of the people satisfied are LDS
as the non-LDS population increases support for looser laws will as well.
in 2005 only 9-11% of active LDS understood the laws very well, yet said they didn't need to be loosened, while about half understood them somewhat
economic benefits should never justify changing state liquor laws if it means even one more baby being born with fetal alcohol syndrome or one more person dying in a drunken driving accident-Van Komen
Brew pubs
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/travel/25journeys.html?ref=travel
in 1980's good beer was hard to come by
Tourists, especially for the slopes, had a demand for more available alcohol.
Utah's laws affect hospitality
http://www.nightclub.com/legislative/utahs-alcohol-law-affects-hospitality-industry
Olypics' problems with alcohol
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/06/25/national/main52025.shtml
DABC FAQ
http://abc.utah.gov/laws/law_faqs.html
Zion Curtains up
http://www.economist.com/node/21540272
Utah tightens liquor laws
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-05-12-utah-bars_N.htm
liquor law changes
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-12-utah-liquor_N.htm
Utah liquor laws, as mixed up as some drinks
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/us/20liquor.html
New Bill to open stores on some holidays
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=19304042&title=bill-would-open-liquor-stores-on-some-holidays&s_cid=queue-20
Bad Business
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/51765939-82/utah-alcohol-chains-restaurants.html.csp
Loosened but still restrictive
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/article_7f3a93e0-d8d5-5740-8695-8dbff1d5ba55.html
Liquor laws retard business growth
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/52614435-82/business-state-utah-beer.html.csp
MADD stats
http://www.madd.org/drunk-driving/campaign/state-stats/Utah.html