Re: Liquor Bill

It's not who you know, it's who you are ;-D Here's the response that I got back ----- Forwarded by Jeff D. Cotton/US-Corporate/3M/US on 05/21/2003 09:34 AM ----- "P. T. Anderson" <P.T.Anderson@stat To: &quot;&#x27;jdcotton(a)mmm.com&#x27;&quot; &lt;jdcotton(a)mmm.com&gt; e.mn.us> cc: Subject: RE: Growlers 05/21/2003 09:04 AM Jeff: The Governor has not said he was going to veto the 2 A.M. bar closing legislation because of the Growler provision. This is a portion of the bill that would allow bars to be open until 2 A.M. and liquor stores to be open until 10 P.M. during the week. The Governor stated early when the legislation was introduced that he would support the legislation if the bodies of the House and Senate found additional funding for police and state patrol expenses due to the law hange. The State Patrol is very thin for shifts from the 2-6 AM time frames. With additional drivers on the road after bar closing we need to make sure they will be able to protect and serve adequately. The House and Senate are considering the funding to satisfy the Governor. Without this funding the Governor will not sign the bill. Once again, the Growler provision is a small portion of this bill and is not the controversial portion. Thanks for writing Jeff. Paul Anderson Office of Governor Tim Pawlenty