She fought for happy hour at 82. She won.

Anita LeBrun, 82, spent two years at Amira Choice Champlin in Minnesota before learning that her assisted living community couldn't legally serve residents a drink. The rule surfaced in April 2025, when the facility got a warning from local officials for serving Champagne at a party celebrating its renovations. Under state liquor law, senior homes count as businesses, not private residences, which meant the 5 p.m. happy hour LeBrun had kept for years was suddenly a licensing problem. So she went to the state legislature and testified twice. "Happy hour is our connection, laughter, sharing stories from our lives," she told CBS News. She won. As of August 1, the new law, officially named the Grandparents' Happy Hour law, lets senior facilities serve alcohol free of charge at organized events after notifying the state. Gov. Tim Walz signed it at Amira Choice Champlin, where the trouble started. The renovation Champagne, at last, is legal.