Last week District 55A Representative-elect Erik Mortensen toured five bars and restaurants across the state that were open for indoor seating despite Gov. Tim Walzâs executive order to remain closed.
The tour comes amid desperate cries from restaurateurs calling for the ability to reopen for indoor seating. Many bar and restaurant owners said they fear they wonât make it through the winter if the executive order carries through the stateâs coldest months.
Mortensen, a Republican, has long held the idea that the state should remain open amid the pandemic, calling Walzâs executive orders a breach of power and maintaining that Minnesotans should be able to make their own decisions regarding gatherings.
If you caught the news last night on channel 4, you may have seen a familiar and friendly face. Jeff LaBeau, the owner of the Depot Bar and Grill in Faribault, stated quite bluntly to those at a press conference held by Sen. Paul Gazelka, that he felt like I m on the Titanic in regards to owning a restaurant in Minnesota and the new Executive Order issued by Gov. Walz on Wednesday.
Wednesday was the day that Gov. Walz announced the extension of limiting bars and restaurants to only carry-out or delivery dining options, as well as a continued pause for indoor recreation facilities like bowling alleys.
If you caught the news last night on channel 4, you may have seen a familiar and friendly face. Jeff LaBeau, the owner of the Depot Bar and Grill in Faribault, stated quite bluntly to those at a press conference held by Sen. Paul Gazelka, that he felt like I m on the Titanic in regards to owning a restaurant in Minnesota and the new Executive Order issued by Gov. Walz on Wednesday.
Wednesday was the day that Gov. Walz announced the extension of limiting bars and restaurants to only carry-out or delivery dining options, as well as a continued pause for indoor recreation facilities like bowling alleys.