Striking a Balance in Regulation

Dear Client:In one of the more interesting panels at the NCSLA, Victoria Hortonrepresenting California wholesalers and Murphy Painter of Louisianatouched on the importance of balance in alcohol regulations.Moderator Charles Smarr of Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C., kickedoff the session by outlining the need for budget reform by stateregulator offices. Clearly, he said, finding funding is a big problemright now. He suggested a tactic similar to the TTB's new proposal,to becoming a self funding organization by encouraging each state totry and