February 13, 2017
Montana Public Radio Freddy Monares February 8, 2017 Lawmakers in Helena will consider a bill that would strip local governments’ authority to regulate the agricultural industry with the aim of providing consistency for farming techniques across the state. Senate Bill 155 would mean any regulations dealing with agricultural processes or …
September 19, 2016
Tulsa World September 19, 2016 by Randy Krehbiel About 40 people spent a fine September afternoon in a downtown Tulsa hotel meeting room on Sunday, learning how to fight an innocuous-sounding state constitutional amendment its supporters call Right to Farm. “We already have the right to farm,” said former state Attorney …
August 18, 2016
NPR August 16, 2016 by JOE WERTZ City leaders in Edmond adopted a resolution urging citizens to reject State Question 777. Their counterparts in Choctaw appear likely to do the same, and the Norman City Council has booked a presentation from an organization fighting against the question, which would amend the …
July 14, 2016
Tulsa World July 13, 2016 by Brianna Bailey Opponents of State Question 777 have filed an appeal to try to keep the measure on farming practices off the statewide ballot in November. Attorneys for opponents of the ballot measure have filed an accelerated appeal in the case, in hopes the …
July 13, 2016
Forbes July 12, 2016 by Greg Herbers On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in three related bids to invalidate separate Hawaiian county ordinances. The counties of Maui and Hawaii ban the cultivation of genetically engineered crops or plants, while Kauai County …