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self-regulate, but with limitations.
“We can’t just have open distribution,” Kilgore said.
Even without open distribution, Kilgore said there’s still a way to have wineries stay in control of their businesses.
Kilgore’s legislative assistant, Mike Reynold, said the delegate wants to hear the debate on the committee floor before choosing sides on the bill.
“There are amendments that greatly alter the nature of the bill, and the reasons why delegates support it could change,” Reynold said. “He (Kilgore) wants to consider the intended and unintended consequences.”
Agreeing with Kilgore, Phillips said the decision needs to be constitutional.
“I generally favor giving more rights to the wineries, but those rights have to stay within the constitution,” Phillips said.
An amendment to Saxman’s bili this past week changed the nature of the bill. A stateestablished corporation would be utilized as mediator.
“It (the bill) basically allows the wineries to distribute their own product, but the state is the wholesale license holder,” Saxman said.
The compromise to Saxman’s HB2450 also states that in addition to providing wholesale wine services to wineries, the corporation would be responsible for annual reports of business activities at the wineries.
The substitute to HB2450 passed the House and has been referred to the Senate.
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