Will this never end? It passed the house, now the Governor is talking about vetoing it. Please send him an email and tell him you support the bill. tim.pawlenty(a)state.mn.us This is from the Star Tribune today ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ House backs 2 a.m. bar close, but Pawlenty not satisfied Published May 20, 2003LIQ20 The Legislature overwhelmingly approved a 2 a.m. closing time for bars, but without the new funding for law enforcement that Gov. Pawlenty reiterated Monday is a condition of his support. "If the bill comes in its current form, I'm not going to sign it," Pawlenty said after the House voted 93 to 40 and the Senate voted 50 to 16 for Minnesota's first major extension of bar hours in 54 years. "I will veto it." Negotiations continued late Monday to find several million dollars to meet Pawlenty's demand for additional state troopers and police officers in cities that would be most affected by an hour-later last call. "It's not dead yet," said Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, sponsor of the bill. Because the bill is already on the governor's desk, the funding would have to come in other legislation. Pawlenty said he would wait for up to the three days he has to veto bills before making a decision. The Republican governor also emphasized that the bar closing initiative came not from him but from the DFL mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul. While both vote margins were enough to override a veto, it is unlikely that the GOP House majority would risk insulting its own party's governor over such an issue. House Speaker Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, who opposes the 2 a.m. close, could simply refuse to bring an override vote to the floor. The bill also would allow brew pubs to sell carry-out half-gallons of beer made on their premises and lift state control of the number of liquor licenses local officials may issue to restaurants, hotels, golf clubs and bowling alleys. Conrad deFiebre David Berg Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild