Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is unveiling his plan to sell the billion dollar state store system, a move that would increase competition but could leave some rural areas without service.
Corbett is in Pittsburgh to announce the plan, which would sell private licenses for the sale of hard liquor while expanding roles for grocery and convenience stores and perhaps even beer distributors as well.
Although exact details are being kept under wraps until his afternoon news conference, Corbett has been meeting with various stakeholders including state wine makers, grocers and other interested parties.
It's expected that the plan would remove the state from direct sales of alcohol and would rely on taxing private sellers to make up the income.
Previous efforts from other governors have not gotten far with lawmakers; and this plan already has its critics, even in Republican circles.
One alternate plan would increase beer and wine sales in private hands but allow the state to retain the sale of hard liquor.
Any plan to privatize faces opposition from organized labor that represents state employees who are state store workers.
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