Q2 – 2023 Issue of PROOF is Online!
The Q2 (April-June) 2023 issue of PROOF is Online: In this issue: 2023 Legislative Session Update Same Day Issued ID Cards Mandated Sick & Safe Time is Bad for Small…
Category: General
Marc Rosenberg Passes
Members, I am saddened to give you all the news that long time MLBA Board Member Nancy Rosenberg’s husband Marc passed away suddenly on April 20th. Nancy and Marc owned…
Reminders for Retailers About “Same-day Licenses and IDs” from MN Dept of Public Safety
Members, there has been some confusion when checking ID’s that the “Same Day” ID looks and feels different than the usual MN ID since 2018. The same day licenses issued…
Delivery Taxes Bill to Fund the Department of Transportation Finance and Policy
HF580 is a bill that tacks on a .75 tax on deliveries for taxable tangible personal property and allocates those tax dollars to the Department of Transportation Finance and Policy.…
Bill Would Ban Menthol and Flavored Tobacco Products
The MLBA has seen its fair share of tobacco bans dating back to the smoking ban days. SF 2123 is another attempt to ban these legal products from legal aged…
Former MLBA Board Member Kevin Kemp Passes
Kevin David Kemp, 65, of Duluth passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 at St Luke’s Hospital. Kevin was a long time MLBA Member at Spirit Bottle Shop in West…
MN Appeals Court Rules ‘Open All’ Function of E-Tabs Illegal
From the StarTribune today: On Monday, February 27th, the Minnesota state Court of Appeals ruled that the “Open All” feature of electronic pull tabs is illegal. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux…
Q1 – 2023 Issue of PROOF is Online!
The Q1 (January-March) 2023 issue of PROOF is Online: In this issue: Issues for 2023 Legislative Session Former MLBA Executive Director Frank Ball Passes Protect Our Charities Stands Tall for…