Liquor Poll – Stupid Question

• July 29, 2020

Thank you for your input! We'll continue to update you on Pennsylvania's push for liquor reform.

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Regulation

Wine Distributors Sue the Liquor Control Board

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 25, 2020

The PLCB ignored the law for years by refusing to permit direct delivery.  A judge may finally force them.

Commentary

Government Accountability

Top 10 PLCB Boondoggles

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 9, 2020

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has survived debacle after debacle. The closures around COVID-19 are just the most recent example of the PLCB's incompetence. Here are the top 10 PLCB…

Commentary

End Government Liquor

• June 2, 2020

Let's end the government liquor monopoly! Pennsylvania is one of only two states where the government controls the sale of wine and spirits. The other is Utah.   The government…

Commentary

Regulation

Economic Aspects of Liquor Privatization

• May 28, 2020

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is a highly unprofitable monopoly with extraordinary powers that have recently been used to increase prices and harm businesses.

Fact Sheet

Health Care

Liquor Licensing: Too Hot for PLCB to Handle

• Tirzah Duren
• May 12, 2020

For restaurant owners in Pennsylvania, the new release Too Hot To Handle is more than pure entertainment, the winnings are almost enough for them to purchase an elusive liquor license. …

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Turnpike Blues

• Andrew Abramczyk
• May 6, 2020

A sudden drop in traffic has exposed the toll road's reckless debt load.

Commentary

Regulation

Op-Ed: Coronavirus Crackdown Exposes Failing Government Liquor Monopoly

• Andrew Abramczyk
• April 9, 2020

The state liquor monopoly, not the coronavirus, caused the present alcohol shortage. Now is the time to push for changes.

Commentary

Regulation

Getting Rich off the Government Liquor Monopoly

• Nathan Benefield
• October 3, 2013

Joe Conti, who once cosponsored legislation to privatize the state liquor store system, keeps finding a way to profit off of the state’s monopoly on wine and spirit sales.

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