The state is prohibiting bars from hosting ticketed events because of current Covid-19 restrictions, meaning they can’t advertise events or charge customers to see live music or other acts. They can still have “incidental” live music; they just can’t charge people to see it.

Bars that have been struggling to regain their customers are now suing the state. They argue that charging customers allows them to pay the acts while capping the number of customers who walk through the doors. They see this rule as arbitrary.

What do you think? Is the state going too far trying to regulate bars? Should taverns be free to host ticketed events? Take the poll.

Previous poll: The State Fair would’ve been in its sixth day of an 18-day run today. We asked readers what they miss the most. Predictably, 44.76% of you said you’ll miss the food more than anything, while 22.64% miss people watching, 17.57 miss the concerts and 8.28% miss the animals. Only 5.07% miss wine slushies.

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Charlie Miller is a journalist at syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Contact him at 315-382-1984, or by email at cmiller@syracuse.com.