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Good Question: How Strict Are Minnesota’s Liquor Laws?

No one at Haskell’s in downtown Minneapolis or at The Four Firkins in St. Louis Park expected Minnesota’s liquor laws to change Tuesday.

2013/05/01

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Minn. House Defeats Sunday Liquor Sales Effort

Stock up on booze on Saturday. The Minnesota House on Wednesday resoundingly rejected an effort to give liquor stores permission to open on Sundays. The measure went down on a 106-21 vote.

2013/05/01

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Income, Sin Taxes In Minn. House Dem Revenue Plan

Minnesota House Democrats are looking to fetch $2.5 billion by raising taxes on people with high incomes, those who smoke and those who drink alcohol.

2013/04/15

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Owatonna Man Sentenced In $70K Liquor Theft

A 41-year-old Owatonna man has been sentenced to 240 days in jail and 10 years’ probation for stealing liquor and selling it for cash while working for a liquor distributor, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

2013/04/09

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‘It’ll Cripple Our Industry’: Bar Owner On Proposed Alcohol Tax

Minnesota lawmakers got an earful from angry bar and restaurant owners Wednesday about a plan to significantly raise the state’s alcohol taxes.

2013/03/06

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DeBlog: Did Minnesota Used To Ban Booze On Election Day?

Minnesota — home of blue laws that ban alcohol sales on Sunday. We have city-run liquor stores here. We only recently allowed breweries to have their own tap rooms.

2012/11/06

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Esme’s Blog: Mystic Lake & Liquor

If Mystic Lake gets the green light for alcohol sales, it will transform what is already a travel destination into a far more high profile and popular spot.

2012/09/22

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Big Crackdown On Underage Drinking At The ‘U’

In the largest crackdown on drinking the University of Minnesota campus will see this year, dozens of officers spent Saturday night keeping a close eye on how students spent their time. Cops hope the extra effort now will lead to a safer year at the U.

2012/09/13

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Final Action Near On Minn. Stadium Beer Sales

A University of Minnesota spokesman says school leaders support a legislative proposal that could bring beer sales to the on-campus football stadium.

2012/04/19

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Students Keep Drunks From Drowning In La Crosse

It’s time to party on Third Street. Music pulses from bars late into the night. Young women in shorts and halter tops hustle down the sidewalks. Guys in hot rods gun their engines and tear up the street.

2012/04/13

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Proposed Lyn-Lake Trader Joe’s Hits Roadblock

There is a new roadblock for a proposed Trader Joes in Minneapolis’ Lyn-Lake neighborhood.

2012/04/03

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Charges: Shoplifter Hid Booze Bottles In Dress

Police arrested a 49-year-old woman Tuesday after she walked out of a Golden Valley Bylery’s with three liquor bottles hidden under her dress, authorities said.

2012/03/23

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Booze Brackets: March Madness Hits Liquor Stores

The price of liquor is going down — sort of. A Twin Cities liquor store chain is jumping on the college basketball bandwagon.

2012/03/14

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Staggering Results For Binge Drinking In The Midwest

New numbers show binge drinking is a bigger problem than previously thought nationwide, including the Midwest.

2012/01/10

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Study: Minnesota Ranks High In Regular, Binge Drinking

New Year’s Eve isn’t the only time Minnesotans drink. Studies show we hit it hard all year.

2011/12/28

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