Because the State Fair is a "family oriented event," should children there still be shielded from demon rum?
Visitors to the Indiana State Fair will be able to drink a cold beer or sip Indiana wine as they chow down on fried food if one lawmaker gets his way.
Rep. Robert Cherry, R-Greenfield, has filed a bill to lift a longtime ban on alcohol at the annual fair.
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State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz said the State Fair Board and Commission has signed off on the idea, though members are still working on details of a plan to implement alcohol sales.
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The ban on alcohol at the Indiana State Fair has been around for decades. Klotz said other major state fairs allow alcohol sales and noted that alcohol is served at other events held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
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House Public Policy Committee Chairman Bill Davis, R-Portland, said he'll do some research before deciding whether to let the bill get a hearing in his committee and move forward.
"The State Fair is such a family-oriented event that it gives me pause," he said.
Cherry acknowledged that there is a concern about having alcohol around children and families. But he said young people attend Indianapolis Colts games and other events where alcohol is served.
Since people would have to drink the stuff in the designated spots where it is sold instead of being able to carry it around, it's hard to see how the kiddies will be harmed.
