Pennsylvania governor vetoes liquor privatization bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is rejecting a Republican-backed bill to privatize the state-controlled sales of wine and liquor amid a budget standoff.
Wolf said Thursday that selling off the liquor system isn’t a good business decision and warned the plan would have led to higher prices.
The decision comes two days after the Democrat also vetoed the primary budget bill.
Wolf also vetoed a budget-related public schools bill that contained a new formula to distribute state aid to districts. The governor says it didn’t reversed deep cuts in school funding.
He also vetoed another key budget-related bill that guided how money is spent.
The governor hasn’t announced whether he’ll sign a bill that would make major changes to the two large public-sector pension plans, for teachers and state workers.