Pennsylvania Republicans want to give voters the right to decide whether to privatize the state-run liquor industry, a measure that would dramatically overhaul one of the last remaining state-run alcohol monopolies in the nation.
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have introduced legislation seeking a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from manufacturing and selling alcohol. The measure would require a ballot referendum that, if passed, would privatize liquor and wine sales in the state.
The GOP is looking to constitutional amendments as a means of what they say is giving more power to voters. Democrats say that system eliminates checks and balances.