Restaurants, financially devastated by months-long indoor dining bans to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, say the rule helped some of them turn enough profit to keep from closing.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board claims that revealing how many licenses are available in each county would hurt revenue. But others believe it might help small businesses compete.
In recent years, pressure has been building for Pennsylvania to privatize its state-run liquor industry .One of the common arguments against continued state control is that wine and liquor selection and quality in stores run by the Liquor Control Board can't keep pace with independent stores in other states.