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By: Hunter McKee OKLAHOMA CITY - As some gather for New Year’s Eve, local bars and restaurants are able to stay open late throughout the metro. “New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest nights of the year,” said Steve Brack, owner of Western Nights Bar. “It’s huge for us.” New Year’s Eve business was in jeopardy earlier this month after Governor Kevin Stitt ordered bars and restaurants to halt liquor sales at 11 p.m. each night. “Some of the other bars have been devastated nearly going out of business,” said Daniel Capps, owner of Redneck Yacht Club.

Youtube / Gov. Kevin Stitt UPDATE at 5:15 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 18: A judge granted plaintiffs a temporary restraining order in this case. This story has been updated to include that development and reaction from the governor and the ABLE Commission. A group of bar owners filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kevin Stitt Thursday, saying his executive order that in-person service stop at 11:00 p.m. each night in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 is onerous, unlawful and outside the bounds of his authority. "This administration needs to just cut the charade, do the honorable thing and just level...

Youtube/ Gov. Kevin Stitt A group of bar owners filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kevin Stitt Thursday, saying his executive order that in-person service stop at 11:00 p.m. each night in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 is onerous, unlawful and outside the bounds of his authority. "This administration needs to just cut the charade, do the honorable thing and just level with everybody," said attorney Frank Urbanic, representing six businesses from across the state in the suit filed in Oklahoma County District Court. (The petition, which has not yet been posted online to the state court s...