In 2013 the Center for Alcohol Policy published a report written by Pat Gagliardi that expressed concern about the impact of reduced funding for state alcohol regulation.1  The following update to this 2013 Center for Alcohol Policy report is now being revisited in collaboration with J.T. Griffin, former Chief of Government Affairs for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).  In the decade-plus timeframe since the 2013 report, the alcohol industry worked through a worldwide pandemic, added tens of thousands of new alcohol related businesses, has seen renewed focus on public health issues in alcohol and has seen the mission of state regulatory agencies expand into areas such as cannabis and lottery regulation.

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