MLBA Legislative Day Scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd
The MLBA along with our friends at the MN Municipal Beverage Association will be holding our annual Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 starting at 11am in the State…
Category: General
Supplier Pushing for Alcohol Everywhere
As many of you have read in the December 11th issue of the StarTribune, there has been a bit of a resurgence of the fate of 3.2% beer. If you have…
Rochester to Increase Fees on License Holders
It seems that whenever a city needs extra funding in lieu of increased costs or holes in their budget, the hospitality industry, traditionally, gets pegged with such tax increases or…
O’Gara’s Will Not Reopen in St. Paul
Since 1941, O’Gara’s in St. Paul has been nothing short of an institution. Very few places have tied themselves to the City of St. Paul or any city in Minnesota…
Grocery Store Beer Sales Killing Colorado’s Independent Retailers
Prior to the State of Colorado kicking out 3.2 beer in 2016, Minnesota and Colorado were very close in laws that related to the 3-Tiered System, the number of retail…
2019 MLBA Member Appreciation & Awards
The 2019 MLBA Member Appreciation and Awards Dinner was held on Sunday, October 27th at Turtle’s 1890 Social Centre in Shakopee. Click here for a photo gallery. The event started…
Strong Beer in Grocery Harming Small Business in CO
From The Denver Post, By John Marinelli, October 20, 2019 Beer deregulation in grocery stores a challenge to smaller Boulder County retailers On their first grocery-run of the new year, many Coloradans and…
St. Paul Tobacco Ordinance Won’t Penalize Underage Buyers
Not penalizing the minor for attempting to purchase a product is ridiculous. There seems to be no deterrent for the minor to attempt to purchase tobacco products illegally other than…