A policy that would make permanent a COVID-19 rule allowing cocktail sales to go in Pennsylvania advanced out of the Senate Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday.

But Democrats warn that a last-minute amendment to expand the sales of canned mixed drinks beyond the state’s wine and liquor stores will implode what’s designed to be a restaurant relief bill.

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