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Wine kiosks installation deemed a "failure" by state's Liquor Control Board CEO Harrisburg) -- The CEO of the state's Liquor Control Board is calling the decision to install self-serve wine kiosks in the commonwealth a "failure." CEO Joe Conti says wine sales didn't keep up with operating costs and he takes full responsiblity for the failed kiosks. Conti says the idea of adding the kiosks to grocery stores made sense nearly two years ago, when... Read more ...

State senators hear proposed LCB reforms State senators are holding the privatization of Pennsylvania’s wine and liquor stores at arm’s length as they discuss ways to change the system to make it more profitable. At its budget hearing Thursday, the Liquor Control Board’s CEO Joe Conti asked lawmakers for help on a slew of reforms. Among them: bills to allow liquor stores to sell lottery... Read more ...

Facing Cancer Together: Penn State's THON Undated) -- This weekend, thousands of Penn State students and alumni will take part in an event that's become one of the most famous fundraisers for pediatric cancer research. The annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, or "THON," as it's more commonly known, will take over the school's Bryce Jordan Center from this evening to Sunday afternoon. Last year, the event raised... Read more ...

Online calculator shows losses from education cuts Harrisburg) -- An education group that's based in central Pennsylvania has created a way to display the effect that cuts to public education could have had on the state's school districts. The Pennsylvania State Education Association in Harrisburg has launched an online calculator that shows the total dollar amount each district is expected to have lost within the last two fiscal years. Group spokesman... Read more ...

Bill would keep historical sites, casinos separate Harrisburg) -- A new bill could help protect a central Pennsylvania historical site from ever having a casino as a neighbor. The legislation, drafted by Republican state Representative Paul Clymer of Bucks County, would ensure a casino is never built within ten miles of the Gettysburg National Military Park in Adams County. The move would also protect the ten-mile radius around the site of the... Read more ...

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Wine kiosks installation deemed a "failure" by state's Liquor Control Board CEO

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