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Cleveland County Republican Luncheon Club digs into hot topics:
On July 5, Brian Jones, Director of Education for the Kirkpatrick Foundation and Mark Yates with Oklahoma Farm Bureau will speak on the “Right to Farm” proposed in State Question 777 which would amend the state constitution [Norman Transcript].
ODAFF officials report decline in phosphorus levels in Illinois River:
Bank erosion occurring during floods can transport a lot of phosphorous from the river banks and adjacent land into a stream. Like Fite, other friends of the river would quickly agree that phosphorus is declining in the Illinois River [ODAFF].
Upheaval not evident in primary elections:
On a hot and occasionally rainy day, Oklahoma voters took the first step Tuesday toward deciding who they want representing them from city hall up through the halls of Congress [The Oklahoman].
5 things from Tuesday’s elections:
Three legislative incumbents were beaten in their party primaries on Tuesday. That may not seem like many, but it is one more than had lost in all primary elections combined since 2000 [Tulsa World].
Wanting to kill wild pigs itself, Missouri bans public hog hunting:
You might think that the state would want as many people out hunting hogs as possible, but you’d be wrong. The Missouri Department of Conservation on Friday banned the hunting of feral hogs on the 1,000 or so conservation areas in the state [Kansas City Star].
FDA warns GMO labeling bill could exempt some ingredients:
If the Senate legislation becomes law, food companies could select from among three options to notify consumers if a product contains GMO ingredients. They could disclose GMO ingredients on the package using words, a symbol created by the USDA, or they could adopt an electronic option such as a QR code [Des Moines Register].
Sanders steps up battle against GMO bill:
Bernie Sanders took his crusade against a new food labeling bill to new heights late Wednesday night, when he triggered brief parliamentary chaos on the Senate floor in an attempt to block the GMO measure [Politico].
