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.
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Run For the Border: Cherry Hill Okays Booze Sales at Grocery Stores and Big-Box Retailers
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...
Liquor Store Privatization Plan Doesn’t Add Up For Schools
We knew it wouldn't be long until the other shoe dropped in this latest chapter of the privatization saga.
Now Liquor Store Privatization Will Generate $1 Billion for Public Schools
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Outgoing LCB Chief to Get the Last Laugh
His return to the booze board as a consultant is totally legal and legit.
Here We Go Again: Corbett Zeroing In On Plans to Cut Pennsylvania’s Liquor Stores Loose
Strap yourselves in, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Corbett Would Like to Give LCB’s CEO the Boot
The Governor expects to eliminate the CEO position altogether.
Dispute About Eggs Not Going Over Easy in Harrisburg
Lat year's dispute over eggs has hatched a whole new lawsuit.
Corbett Administration Moves Forward on Asset Tests for Food Stamps; Blue Bottle Coming to a Grocer Near You Soon
Plus: Today's beef is more environmentally sound than beef of yore; and "blue laws" ban booze sales on Super Bowl Sunday, all in our morning news roundup.
Politicians Line Up to Blast Corbett Over Food Stamp Assets Tests; Don’t Fear the Fryer
Plus: USDA's gardeners' guide shows warm zones have drifted North; and Burger King's latest concoction packs more than 1,000 calories, all in our morning news roundup.
The Only Thing Pennsylvanians Hate More Than The LCB Are the Plans to Scrap It
Critics argue that a bill introduced earlier this doesn't cut it.
Not So Fast: LCB’s Privatization Caught in Limbo
The pathway to privatization is a tough row to hoe.
Pour One Out For the LCB
The study says that selling off the state's liquor stores is what's best for Pennsylvania, its finances and its residents.
Look Out LCB, the Ax Is About to Fall!
The new 23-member panel will begin deliberating the future of PA's liquor store system in coming weeks.
Corbett’s Secretary of Health Wastes Taxpayer Money on New Windbreakers; Ten Million People Are at the Risk of Starvation in Somalia
Plus Katy Perry is latest celebrity to suffer food poisoning; and scientists say consuming invasive species could be a good thing, all in our morning news roundup.
Corbett Taps GOP Crony For LCB Seat; House Republicans Won't Side With Obama on Limiting Junk Food Advertising to Kids
Plus: Famous Food is called a 'Train Wreck'; and rioting over food prices rattles Kenya, all in our morning news roundup.
Corbett Expected to Sign Off on Extended Happy Hours
The new rules will give bars more flexibility to dispense cheap drinks as they see fit.
Health Inspectors Egged On by Peeved PA Secretary of Health; Russian Troops Were Fed Dog Food
Plus: Food takes center stage at British pubs as beer sales drop and alcohol taxes increase; and Houlihan's is closed after a kitchen fire, all in our morning news roundup.
Corbett Turns to Consultants to Conduct Liquor Store Study
The move sends a message to voters that the governor is clueless in his quest to privatize the state's liquor stores.
LCB to PA Lawmakers: Really, It’s Not Our Fault We Suck So Much!
Someone should've threatened to ax the LCB decades ago.