Minnesota businesses plan to reopen early in protest of pandemic restrictions

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150 businesses refuse to follow the governments order. This is why people are dying and why we can't have Christmas with our families. The press needs to post the list so that we know to never give them our business again.

An informal group of small businesses in Minnesota plans to defy state coronavirus pandemic safety guidelines and reopen prematurely this week.

Calling itself the ReOpen Minnesota Coalition, the group is plotting the move as Gov. Tim Walz weighs whether to re-impose restrictions on bars, restaurants, health clubs and other public-facing businesses this week. Curfews and capacity limits went back into effect last month amid a statewide increase in cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, and are set to expire Friday.

The group is calling on businesses in rural Minnesota to reopen Wednesday and for businesses in the Twin Cities metro area to reopen Friday. Approximately 150 businesses have pledged to participate, according to Darius Teichroew, who helped organize the group.

In-person dining and indoor gyms, large-scale weddings, funeral receptions and other gatherings are not allowed under the restrictions Walz put in place last month, nor can these businesses stay open past a 10 p.m. curfew. Health officials cited the number of COVID-19 cases linked to bars, restaurants and social gatherings when announcing the restrictions.

But the ReOpen group said caseloads linked to such places and events are not substantial enough to warrant the rules small-business owners have had to follow since then at expense of their livelihoods. Owners of one restaurant in East Grand Forks, Minn., gave similar reasons for reopening in defiance of the restrictions last week, something that ultimately led to the suspension of their liquor license and to their being sued by the state Attorney General’s Office.

https://www.twincities.com/2020/12/14/minnesota-businesses-plan-to-reopen-early-in-protest-of-pandemic-restrictions/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=fb-PioneerPress&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3kCcR9cAY63mjdtyOSYEpLpwI-nNMsmrD6Qh_KJkxCo_cet63gLiK2LfI

Shortly have George Floyd was killed, I went into a coffee shop, Code Blu on Franklin and 27th S. The owner wasn't wearing a mask. As a result, I've never gone there since and spend money there in the future.