Updated: 10:12 AM CST Feb 18, 2021 The Associated Press Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill to make a temporary rule allowing curbside cocktails during the coronavirus pandemic permanent.The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control temporarily relaxed liquor rules so restaurants could sell to-go mixed drinks when the virus first hit the state last year, but the waiver is set to expire at the end of March.The pending Missouri bill would make the policy change permanent. The goal is to help struggling restaurants make up for a stark drop in alcohol sales and other business because of the pandemic, which Ferguson Democratic Rep. Raychel Proudie said has been devastating for her area. “That was catastrophic for a lot of restaurants in my district that will never open again,” said Proudie, who supports permanently allowing to-go cocktails. Missouri already allowed takeout beer sales in sealed containers called growlers and crowlers before t