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Mike Turzai
Booze News
Oct. 4, 2012
LCB’s ‘Convenience 2020’ Not So Convenient Here In 2012
The program aims to make buying booze, beer and groceries a one-stop trip.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
July 23, 2012
Proposed Changes to Beer Sales Has Tavern Owners Bent Out of Shape
Efforts to allow beer distributors to sell six-packs could cut into bar-owners’ profits from take-out sales.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
June 19, 2012
Breaking: The Privatization Debate Is Officially Declared Dead!
Lawmakers will spend what little time remains in this session working out the state’s budget.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
June 14, 2012
The Privatization Debate Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Dead In Its Tracks
The debate will most likely continue, but who knows when?
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
June 13, 2012
The Liquor Store Privatization Debate Appears to Be Dead
Lawmakers never resume debating the issue yesterday, and it’s doubtful they will before their summer break.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
June 12, 2012
Liquor Store Privatization Debate Begins
There’s still no sign of whether or not it will pass.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Apr. 27, 2012
Liquor Store Privatization Going Nowhere Fast
At least the conversation now includes beer distributors.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Mar. 29, 2012
Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting For Home Wine Shipping
Turzai and supporters are still hoping that last year’s dead-in-the-water privatization bill still has a chance.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Jan. 26, 2012
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back to the Liquor Store…
One of privatization’s biggest supporters is sticking to his guns, and his State House seat.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Dec. 13, 2011
A New Proposal For Privatization Gets House Liquor Committee’s Approval
The new plan will allow beer distributors and supermarkets to sell wine, but doesn’t scrap the state store system.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Dec. 2, 2011
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Nov. 3, 2011
Not So Fast: LCB’s Privatization Caught in Limbo
The pathway to privatization is a tough row to hoe.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Oct. 25, 2011
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Aug. 12, 2011
Sadly Cheap Boxed Wine Is Now the Center of the LCB Privatization Debate
LCB CEO and Pennsylvania politicians just don’t see eye to eye when it comes to boxed wine.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Aug. 11, 2011
Can You Say ‘Kiosk-Gate?’
Turzai unearthed an LCB internal memo that recommended that the booze board not get tangled up with the wine kiosks.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Aug. 5, 2011
It’s Game Over For PLCB’s ‘Worst Idea Ever’
The machine’s makers are into the state for $1 million.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Aug. 3, 2011
No Big Surprise Here: Former PLCB Chair Jonathan Newman Backs Privatization
The former PLCB chair told crowds that privatization is now or never.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Aug. 2, 2011
The Wine School Hosts a ‘Historic Moment’ In the Battle to Abolish
Though details on the “major development” are few, the Wine School is encouraging public support.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
July 22, 2011
The State’s Top GOP Senator Puts the Kibosh on Liquor Store Privatization
When lawmakers return to Harrisburg in the fall they will have bigger fish to fry.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
July 13, 2011
Breaking: Turzai Unveils His Plan to Privatize the LCB; Corbett Still
The plan boasts a windfall for the state, but doesn’t explain what will replace lost revenue.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
July 12, 2011
PA Lawmaker Vows Liquor Store Privatization Bill Coming Sometime Next Week
The bill is coming but will anyone be there when it’s introduced?
By
Collin Keefe
PLCB Shenanigans
Apr. 13, 2011
Is a Twenty Year Grudge Really at the Heart of the Privatization Debate?
The push to privatize started with a failed attempt to but Bailey’s Irish Cream.
By
Collin Keefe