Privatization

House Republicans are planning to start debate as early as today on legislation that would get Pennsyvlania out of the booze business. "I feel very good that people recognize that we have to move Pennsylvania into the 21st century," the......

Here's a look back at the Twitter chatter on this week's liquor privatization debate in the state House: [View the story "A look back at this week's liquor privatization debate." on Storify]...

Stick A Cork In It. A bill that would privatize Pennsylvania's more than 600 state liquor stores is on hold until the fall, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said this morning. Preoccupied by the debate over the state budget,......

The next time you go to your kitchen faucet for a drink, think about who owns that water. Because for every expert who says it belongs to you, others counter you merely have Florida's permission to use it, and you pay only for having water sanitized...

For the past few weeks, there has been a lot of news and editorial space given to our local Economic Development Commission, staff, leadership, County Commissioners, past County Commissioners, old dogs, children and watermelon wine. OK, not the last...

When I first heard that Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca wanted to take a second job with a startup firm that seeks to outsource government jobs as "director of business development" and that he asked the state ethics commission about whether......

Re. "City to study park plan," April 7: Your story on privatization of TeWinkle Park left out an important fact: The land is deed-restricted, and the proposed privatization would likely result in forfeiture of the entire park, including any improvements,...

Petoskey school board members authorized contracts Thursday for more than $500,000 worth of facility updates around the district’s middle and high schools in the coming months. School officials will enlist Bri-Car Roofing & Sheet Metal of Auburn...

Since Diane Symms opened her Italian restaurant, Lombardi’s, 20 years ago, she’s always bought her liquor from the state. Now, Symms can order her liquor from private distributors -- in many cases, from the same companies where she bought...

Liquor privatization has been a hot topic in Pennsylvania for years,  Lots of discussion of the idea of the state selling off the state liquor stores, but no legislation is ever passed to make that happen.  FOX43’s Evan Forrester sat down for a...