LAKEVILLE, Minn. – A Minnesota resident commutes two hours a day out of state "for the right to work," after blaming Gov. Tim Walz's policies for the loss of her two businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lifelong Minnesotan Lisa Zarza, who has been in the bar and restaurant industry for 32 years, told Fox News Digital that she operates her current business, Outpost Bar and Grill, in Wisconsin after COVID-era rules enforced by Walz forced her out of the state.

"I have to travel two hours a day for the right to work as an American citizen," Zarza said, adding that she hops on her Harley-Davidson motorcycle for the two-hour round-trip commute to work each day. "The beginning was really rough. Every time I crossed the border, I would get kind of choked up, like, this is just unfair."

Zarza previously owned Alibi Bar and Drinkery in Lakeville and Alibi at Froggy Bottoms in Wisconsin. In 2020, when Walz ordered bars and restaurants in the state to close as part of an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Zarza defied his order and refused to shut down for two weeks in order to keep her business afloat. 

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After she refused to close her business, the state suspended her food service license, and she was sued by both the attorney general and the Minnesota Department of Health, which she says resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys' fees. 

"On Jan. 10, all bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen. The state of Minnesota refused to issue my food service license, and I operated illegally without a food service license, even though I had never violated any food service code," she said. "They told me that if I did not close, I was going to be arrested or jailed. And eventually, I believe it was in the beginning of April, I closed."

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"When I cross the border, I literally feel like I'm free again," she said. "I flip off the state of Minnesota every time I cross this border and know that I can work in Wisconsin." 

When she decided to open her business in Wisconsin, where she has worked for two and a half years, Zarza said she faced no roadblocks in obtaining licenses.

Zarza said that when she found out Vice President Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate, she rode the whole way home from work "crying, worried about what was going to happen to our country."

"This isn't what Minnesota is. This isn't who we want in our White House. He's not what we represent as being a patriot," she said. "I think Harris made a big, huge mistake when she picked her running mate."

Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania responded to a shooting that began when two groups opened fired at each other during an annual Dominican Festival on Sunday night.

Allentown Police officers also opened fire in the incident, which happened at about 6:45 p.m. in the 100 block of North Seventh Street, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said, according to LehighValleyNews.com.

Several people were wounded and transported to local hospitals.

"Right now it appears there are no fatalities and no Allentown police officers that were injured," Holihan told the outlet.

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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk said he is aware of the violence that unfolded Sunday night but said there is no ongoing danger to the public.

"I'm incredibly disappointed that people are making bad choices in Allentown," he wrote on the social media platform X. "Our neighbors have no patience for those that would make our streets unsafe. This behavior is unacceptable and we will continue to take the necessary steps to protect everyone from harm."

State Rep. Josh Siegel, a Democrat, said the shooting happened during a day of celebration as Allentown held its annual Dominican Festival in the downtown area.

"Today was a day of celebration and recognition of our city's diversity and vibrant community," Siegel told LehighValleyNews.com. "We must never allow these instances to rob our city of its positive momentum and progress. Allentown is stronger than the few who lack respect for its laws."

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Siegel, who represents the area where the shootings happened, said he was optimistic that police and the district attorney's office would hold the people responsible accountable for the shooting.

"I'm appalled by yet another incident of violence in my district staining our city streets with blood and depriving our residents and neighbors of peace of mind," he said. "Violent perpetrators will never be victorious though and Allentown will not let them deprive our community of the safety it deserves."

Holihan said the shooting remains under investigation and that it is too early to establish a motive.