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Currently, Wisconsin bars and restaurants must close by 2 a.m. on weekdays and 2:30 a.m. on weekends.
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is pushing to keep bars near the site of Milwaukee's 2024 Republican National Convention open until 4 a.m. during the event. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Evers' idea will need the approval of the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law.
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A similar proposal died in the state Senate in 2020, when Democrats were scheduled to host their national convention in Milwaukee. The convention was delayed a month and ultimately became a largely virtual event.
Scott Stenger, government affairs officer for the Tavern League of Wisconsin, said the group was working on its own proposal to benefit its member bars and restaurants during the convention.
"The ultimate goal is you want people to leave the great state of Wisconsin and say, we had a hell of a good time in Milwaukee," Stenger told CBS 58. "We don’t want a situation where people can’t have their dinner if it’s that late at night."