{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Democratic state Representative Arnold Simpson of Covington told a legislative committee Friday that the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages during voting hours is costing the state better than $600,000 in lost revenue during primary and general elections. Simpson said all of Kentucky's neighboring states now allow alcohol sales, while Kentucky and South Carolina are now the only two states that ban liquor sales. Simpson, who has been pressing to lift the ban since 2006, said he will introduce a bill in the next session that would allow communities that object to election day liquor sales to opt out.
