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[lollardfish]

Any clue who I write to about the Minneapolis smoking ban? I spent money in bars last weekend in a Minneapolis bar /because/ it was smoke-free. Now the Hennepin Cnty Commission has temporarily reduced the ban to only apply to places that sell more food than liquor. Time to complain.

EDIT: After further review, while it seems clear that some bars have been hurt and that the demographic of bar use has changed (where people go, etc.), overall, the hospitality industry has remained pretty stable. So ... I feel bad for bars being hurt. My stance remains.

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[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

I am going to do that too. But ultimately the Commission voted 4-3. Those 4 need to be identified, lobbied, and ultimately run against.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Peter MacLaughlin was just interviewed on KFAI about it. He voted against the ban, but says that 3,000,000 Minnesotans live in places where they are subjected to second-hand smoke in restaurants, and he aims to make the ban statewide.

Which is fine, but a) he's a Hennepin County Commissioner, just what influence does he think he has over at the Leg, and 2) how does recinding the ban in Hennepin County address that?

K.