Showing posts with label case law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label case law. Show all posts
Monday, September 19, 2016

Why the PLCB should follow the law, not "interpret" it

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If the PLCB were a private citizen, it would most likely be in jail. It does things that the people — through their representatives in the l...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

BEER IN GAS STATIONS!!! No, it's not, and Wolf had nothing to do with it

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Everyone's losing their minds because Pennsylvania gas stations can now sell beer , and Governor Wolf made it happen . We saw headlines ...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Beer in Supermarkets: the Down Side

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Giant Market plans to sell beer at their Stone Mill Plaza store in Lancaster County! Weis Market  opens beer cafe in Mechanicsburg! ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Why is it that....

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The PLCB advertises even though they have no competition. There is no such thing as shopping for the best price; there's only the PL...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

What we don’t have….

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The latest failed tactic of those who want to keep the PLCB (largely the people who work there, and the unions they belong to) is to counter...
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The Case Law, The Case Law, The Case Law. What will it take?

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Lots to talk about with the final McIlhinney Hearing taking place yesterday, but one thing comes to the top: so-called "package refor...
Friday, May 3, 2013

The Selection Lie

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When the PLCB Partisans have made their statements about how dangerous privatization is -- ignoring the fact that it doesn't seem to be ...
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Monday, November 12, 2012

The Beer Law Forum at Yards last week

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As I warned you, we had another Beer Laws Forums at Yards Brewery in Philly last Thursday, set up by Philly Beer Scene. Senator Chuck McIl...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Next month: beer law forum at Yards Brewing

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If you're in the Philly metro area, you ought to join us at Yards Brewing on November 8, at 7 PM for another Beer Laws Forum, put on b...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

How to 'save' the State Stores and make privatization go away

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All this time we've been talking about privatizing, and the union and the social conservatives and the beer retailers have been railing ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Crunch Time -- A Bill is in Debate

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I don't have time to explain why I've been silent here for over six months -- a lot of it was work, and some of it was that I did a ...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Retail Booze Privatization: why HB11 doesn't cut it

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HB 11 , a bill proposed by House Majority Leader Mike Turzai back in July, is still the standard bearer for privatization. Privatization cur...
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Friday, November 4, 2011

The Case Law is Stupid, and the Pennsylvania Legislature is Too Scared to Admit It

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The Case Law is Stupid. Do I really need to tell you why? Okay, here: have a look . But that's okay, because... The Case Law is Easy t...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Dopey Case Law Still Gets Enforced...Reluctantly

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A friend of the blog sent this back in September -- I was really busy and didn't read it at the time -- and I just stumbled across it in...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

How losing six-pack sales may win us six-pack sales

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The Malt Beverage Distributors Association (MBDA) is, and has been fighting the whole idea of six-packs in supermarkets (and convenience...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Bill to Abolish State Liquor Stores to be Introduced in January!

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Holy crap! Can you believe it? Just saw this today, and my head exploded . Lawmakers are introducing a new measure aimed at getting the sta...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Tennis match continues: Wegmans beer sales now okay, says PA Commonwealth Court

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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has upheld the PLCB's original actions in granting licenses to two Wegmans supermarkets (in Bethle...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Reason #15: The Case Law is Stupid

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About fourteen years ago, I worked beer retail for a while at the distributor* that Matt Guyer would later buy and turn into the acclaimed ...
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