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Testing the power of the "bar lobby"

October 24, 2008 By WRN Contributor

With pressure growing on the Legislature to adopt tougher laws on drunk driving, the effectiveness of the Tavern League could be put to a test in the coming year.

State Senate President Fred Risser (D-Madison) says the group has been quite influential because it hasn't been partisan and can do some grassroots lobbying. He says the group has organized letter-writing and e-mail campaigns from tavern patrons that are quite effective with lawmakers.

The bar lobby almost single-handedly killed a statewide smoking ban earlier this year. Risser says that issue will be back in the January legislative session, and this time he predicts the taverns will lose. 

AUDIO: John Colbert reports (MP3 :39)

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