July 8, 2008 - 11:40am
Political fallout for Onorato over drink tax?
By Dan HirschhornDoes Dan Onorato have a drinking problem?
If he does, it's not the kind that involves kicking back with a few beers. His problem may be political fallout after the Allegheny County executive and early gubernatorial favorite adopted a 10 percent tax on alcoholic beverages.
The Morning Call reports that since Allegheny County adopted the tax two months ago, Onorato, a Democrat, "has found himself the butt of jokes, the subject of a song parody and even challenged to a boxing match."
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