by Christen Smith, The Center Square | February 24, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board on Tuesday defended the governor’s swift decision to close approximately 600 Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When the governor decided to shut down, he did the right thing,” PLCB President Tim Holden said. “I don’t think revenue ever entered the governor’s mind – it was public health.”
Holden’s comments came after Republicans at a House Appropriations Committee budget hearing repeated questions regarding the impacts of temporarily closing the state-run liquor stores in mid-March.
That decision came with less than a 24-hour warning, Republicans complained, leaving consumers scrambling and crowding stores beyond what was safe. Other members criticized the governor for keeping the stores shut for nearly two months while residents flocked to nearby states, cost
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