I’ve acknowledged here before that I grew up in a small Midwestern town. It was even larger than most small towns, but I still went to school with more farm kids than city kids. I’ve also admitted here before that the longest two weeks of my life were spent helping
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Idaho House Committee Recommends Passage of ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill
The Idaho House is now ready for a floor vote that will likely send Senate Bill 1337 to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for his signature. It would make trespassing and filming agricultural operations without permission of the owner illegal. After three-and-a-half hours of testimony on Thursday, the House Agriculture
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‘Interference with Agriculture’ Act on Fast Track in Idaho
After an easy 23-10 vote Friday in the state Senate, Idaho is halfway home to passing the nation’s seventh so-called “ag-gag” law. Action to send the “Interference with Agriculture” act to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s desk could come as early as this week in the Idaho House of Representatives.
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