State Senate Says Private Booze Sales Are a Low Priority
Dwundling tax revenues and the lack of a budget plan are a much higher priority.
Dwundling tax revenues and the lack of a budget plan are a much higher priority.
Though changes were plenty, the proposal passed committee and could go to the House for vote this week.
The latest plan to get Pennsylvania out of the booze business met resistance before it hit the Governor's desk.
While members of the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee continue to side with the LCB’s modernization efforts over Governor Corbett’s plans for privatization, the lifting of a ban across the river that prevented grocery stores and big-box retailers from pedaling alcohol...
We knew it wouldn't be long until the other shoe dropped in this latest chapter of the privatization saga.
The latest plan calls for turning over money raised from auctioning off liquor licenses to public schools.
Strap yourselves in, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
The program aims to make buying booze, beer and groceries a one-stop trip.
With a new modern look at one-third of the size, AK alkies are breathing a pungent sigh of relief.
The Governor expects to eliminate the CEO position altogether.
Lawmakers will spend what little time remains in this session working out the state's budget.
The debate will most likely continue, but who knows when?
Lawmakers never resume debating the issue yesterday, and it's doubtful they will before their summer break.
Pennsylvania's House GOP is going to try to show they aren't just talking the talk.
The latest charge comes too little, too late, and seems like a lame effort to save face.
He fears plans to privatize will tank.
Seeing a landscape dotted with liquor stores, activists in the city are trying to limit the number of alcohol vending licenses sold.
All this talk of privatization has amounted to nothing more than a bunch of hot air.