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Tomcorbett
Booze News
Apr. 30, 2013
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Feb. 27, 2013
Run For the Border: Cherry Hill Okays Booze Sales at Grocery Stores and Big-Box
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Feb. 6, 2013
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Jan. 30, 2013
Now Liquor Store Privatization Will Generate $1 Billion for Public Schools
The latest plan calls for turning over money raised from auctioning off liquor licenses to public schools.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Jan. 25, 2013
Outgoing LCB Chief to Get the Last Laugh
His return to the booze board as a consultant is totally legal and legit.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
Jan. 18, 2013
Here We Go Again: Corbett Zeroing In On Plans to Cut Pennsylvania’s Liquor
Strap yourselves in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze News
June 20, 2012
Corbett Would Like to Give LCB’s CEO the Boot
The Governor expects to eliminate the CEO position altogether.
By
Collin Keefe
Beef
Feb. 2, 2012
Dispute About Eggs Not Going Over Easy in Harrisburg
Lat year’s dispute over eggs has hatched a whole new lawsuit.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Feb. 2, 2012
Corbett Administration Moves Forward on Asset Tests for Food Stamps; Blue Bottle
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.
Mediavore
Jan. 27, 2012
Politicians Line Up to Blast Corbett Over Food Stamp Assets Tests; Don’t
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.
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
Sept. 30, 2011
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
July 11, 2011
Corbett’s Secretary of Health Wastes Taxpayer Money on New Windbreakers;
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.
Mediavore
July 7, 2011
Corbett Taps GOP Crony For LCB Seat; House Republicans Won’t Side With Obama on
Plus:
Famous Food
is called a ‘Train Wreck’; and rioting over food prices rattles Kenya, all in our morning news roundup.
The Happiest Hours on Earth
June 23, 2011
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
May 20, 2011
Health Inspectors Egged On by Peeved PA Secretary of Health; Russian Troops Were
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.
PLCB Shenanigans
Mar. 30, 2011
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.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Mar. 23, 2011
LCB to PA Lawmakers: Really, It’s Not Our Fault We Suck So Much!
Someone should’ve threatened to ax the LCB decades ago.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Mar. 3, 2011
Gov. Corbett and Co. Back Off From Liquor Store Sales
In the face of fundraising and lobbying efforts by state store workers, the Corbett administration is backing off its campaign promise to sell of the LCB’s retail arm.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Feb. 25, 2011
House Democrats Say Jobs Are More Important Than Selling Off Liquor Stores
Those opposed to privatization believe jobs should come first.
By
Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Feb. 24, 2011
Lawmakers Get Ready to Rumble Over the Pros and Cons of Liquor Privatization
Deliberations over the future of liquor sales in PA will surely drive lawmakers to drink.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Jan. 7, 2011
With Lawsuits Symphony House Is Killing South Street’s Jamaican Jerk Hut;
Plus a Super Bowl ad depicting Dorito’s as a sacrament stirs an uproar, and food dye may cause hyperactivity, all in our morning news roundup.
Booze You Can Use
Nov. 16, 2010
LCB Is Unfazed by Corbett; Continues Its Roll Out of Fine Wine and Good Spirits
Philadelphia’s new Fine Wine and Good Spirits store is LCB’s way of thumbing its nose at Corbett.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Nov. 12, 2010
Drink Cheap or Die: Governor-Elect Tom Corbett Takes Aim at PLCB Price Hikes;
Plus fire damages a historic Bucks County inn, and scientists discover a new species of lizard on restaurant menus in Vietnam, all in our morning news roundup.