Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leslie Rosedahl, 651.353.1818 or [email protected] (5/28/21 – St. Paul, Minn.) – Today Minnesota’s capacity limitations for bars and restaurants, as well as…

We will post articles, news stories, podcasts and other media here on the efforts by the state legislature and the MN Indian Gaming Association to eliminate electronic pull tabs and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2021 CONTACT: Leslie Rosedahl, 651.353.1818 or [email protected] Note: MLBA Executive Director Tony Chesak is available for individual phone or computer-based interviews. (St. Paul, Minn.) –…

Click here to view the press conference from the MN Senate: http://mnsenate.granicus.com/player/clip/7122?view_id=1&redirect=true Representative Keith Franke (who owns Franke’s in St. Paul Park) led a press conference on the bill (HF…

The following editorial was written by Howie Zimmer, owner of Howie’s Sports Bar in St. Cloud, and several other bars in central MN and posted to the St. Cloud Times.…

Please watch these powerful youtube videos. We believe they strongly demonstrate the importance of e-pull tabs to Minnesota’s charities, bars and restaurants. Contact your Representatives and Senators and let them know…

A proposal that would have opened the door to 100’s of more liquor licenses via a “wine-only shop” exception to the 1/2 mile distance requirement between off-sales in St. Paul…

(4/28/21) Restaurant relief is coming – the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grant program will begin accepting applications this Monday, May 3.  Applicants can…