Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr.

HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience. They are two words Gov. Tom Corbett has used often since February. He says them when talking about his budget proposal to expand beer sales and sell the state-owned liquor store system to fund a four-year grant...

HARRISBURG — First came the cops. Then came the drug-and-alcohol counselors. Next up was the moms. And finally, the kids. All of them told a state Senate committee Tuesday they oppose a plan to privatize wine and spirits sales and make beer more...

It's been 46 days since the Pennsylvania House voted to privatize the state liquor system and expand beer sales to more stores. Starting Tuesday, the state Senate tackles privatization. The Senate Committee on Law & Justice will hold the first of at...

A conservative group headed by a former Republican lawmaker on Wednesday began running hard-hitting TV ads against a key GOP senator widely perceived as unenthusiastic about liquor store privatization. Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, chaired by...

Let the liquor hearings begin. The first of what will likely be three state Senate hearings on a controversial bill to privatize Pennsylvania's government-run wine and liquor stores has been scheduled for next Tuesday in the Capitol -- and it is bound...

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, here we are, starting one of the last working days before the Christmas interval. Hopefully you have all your shopping finished and you've laid in a sufficient supply of Curiously Strong Adult Beverages so......

As you watch old movies on television about the kid who wants a BB gun, or the way George Bailey finds out how wonderful life is, or how an adorable little girl is won over by the Macy's Santa, take a moment to think about former state Rep. Brett Feese....

House Majority Leader Mike Turzai says he's still gunning for a continued debate on his plan to get Pennsyvlania out of the state-run booze business. "It's on our calendar for Monday," the Allegheny County Republican said this afternoon as he......

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We don't know about you, but we're eager to get the weekend started, so, without ado or preamble, let's get right into the best and the rest of the day's headlines, shall we? It Looks......

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. How can you tell when things are getting serious over vouchers? When Students First hits the airwaves with a new public service announcement calling on lawmakers to pass school choice and the teacher evaluation...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The state Senate wrapped up its calendar for the year last night by approving a map of the 18 Congressional districts Pennsylvania will have in 2012. The narrow 26-24 vote saw four Republicans: Mike Brubaker......

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The latest chapter in Harrisburg's version of the Culture Wars gets off to an enthusiastic start this morning as the House State Government Committee meets at 9 a.m. to consider a constitutional amendment banning...