Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig ponders the city’s role in determining what business types should be allowed to sell alcohol. It’s timely commentary considering the state of Minot’s liquor licensing environment.
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Last Wednesday, December 2nd, members of the Liquor and Gaming Committee were tasked with the sanctioning a Minot business that was out of compliance with the law. Sidekicks bar is operating under a Motel License but is admittedly no longer connected to the motel on the site. This was just one example of several areas in which the business was out of compliance.
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Leaders in Fargo have decided on their own accord to tackle the City’s convoluted liquor laws. Here’s the quote from the article that matters, “I just think it’s a great opportunity. We want to ensure that we’re encouraging new businesses.” — Dave Piepkorn, City Commissioner. Read the full story on The Fargo Forum here. When
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Senator Heitkamp was in Dickinson this week listening to business owners talk about burdensome regulation created by government bureaucracy. The bipartisan #CutRedTape initiative was created to give those not represented by strong lobbying interests an access point to government. The full news release follows below. For more coverage, you can catch this article from the Dickinson
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If you’re new to Minot’s liquor license discussion, what’s happening in this post is an introduction to a few economic principles that illustrate why Minot’s laws governing liquor licenses are broken. Earlier this month, City Council attempted to redefine what it means to be a ‘supper club’ (a type liquor license). In the process, they
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In today’s economics lesson, I’ll talk a bit about regulatory arbitrage, and why Minot’s new liquor license law is such a terrible one. And it’s the perfect place to start because it’s the exact practice we as a City were trying to eliminate by writing a new law. In a nutshell, regulatory arbitrage is the
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The City of East Grand Forks is looking for ways to accommodate a new business inside their existing liquor laws, but if they fail, they’ll consider amending their laws to make the business concept possible.
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Last week’s liquor license decision was so bad that I’ve been at a loss for words to describe it (or perhaps had too many of the four-lettered ones). Whenever City Council votes on a topic, particularly one that’s a bit controversial, the outcome of that vote sends a message about where we’re heading as a
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On the heels of a really bad decision — like the one that came out of City Council last week — we’re going to assume that our elected officials simply don’t understand the consequences of their actions. In a small community like Minot, where we all know and trust each other, the idea of ‘bounded
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It’s been more than a week since City Council decided to lay the burden of added regulation on the shoulders of Minot’s downtown restaurant owners, so I reached out to get their reaction to the new law and process that went into the final version. In their own words, here’s what they think of the
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The East Grand Forks City Council muddied a liquor license renewal with a long-standing unpaid economic development loan. Ultimately the liquor license was approved, but with conditions that loan issue, which is tied to a separate business with similar ownership, be resolved within a year.
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Grand Forks Alderman are getting out of Grand Forks to get some inspiration for ideas to make Grand Forks better. Commentary: In Minot, our aldermen make laws restricting businesses that are already contributing to a vibrant community.
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Corrected & Updated: our original reporting on this issue showed the vote as 11-3, the actual vote was 10-4. Also voting no was Alderman Schuler. Update June 2, 8:32am: When originally published, the notation of ‘Sarcastic Commentary’ was not in place and included names of specific businesses that represent Minot’s growing and important restaurant culture. After realizing
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The craft beer industry is taking off around the country, and it’s creating a new market for the agriculture industry. Maybe this is something we should be noticing here in North Dakota where we like beer and grow grain.
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In Minot, we’re dealing with issues surrounding on of our own antiquated laws and while we don’t have a solution yet in place, the process continues. Meanwhile in Minneapolis, one council member is working to remove city laws that hamper growth and business, here’s the story.
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An eleventh-hour framework that was approved by a Renaissance Zone supper club and a majority of liquor license holders and submitted to members of City Council brought about the desired effect — another month of debate and consideration needed to ensure the law will be written appropriately. Other business before the City Council: Acting City
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