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States Weigh Lowering Drinking Age

Battlefield-bar disparity irks during wartime, argue supporters

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2008 3:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Several states are considering lowering the drinking age, spurred in part by concerns that teenage service members can fight overseas but can’t drink at home, USA Today reports. Kentucky, Wisconsin, and South Carolina are weighing a military-only change to alcohol laws, while other states...   Read full story »

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