A Cambria County lawmaker wants to put a stop to the state liquor license auctions authorized under Act 39. His argument is that the auction process is undercutting private transfers and hurting prices in rural areas.

For nearly a year, craft brewers have railed against a plan by the state Department of Revenue that would require breweries to start charging a 6 percent sales tax on all their taproom products, including draft beers served on site and six-packs and growlers to go. The state is scheduled to begin enforcing the taproom tax in July, but a legislative fix is in the works.