It’s playing out at the speed of government, but it’s a fight nonetheless. The issue is Romantix deals in “adult” retail, and they’ve been trying to move into a new location in downtown Fargo. The City of Fargo changed laws to keep them out. And now it’s in court.
Get caught up on the whole story at the InForum article linked below. It matters in Minot because we’ve fought a similar fight in the past and questions of free speech and commerce are always worthy topics. It’s also a demonstration of the challenges that come with regulating certain businesses away. Commerce has a way of getting around regulations.
