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Four bills authored by 17th Senate District Senator Howard Marklein passed the State Senate Tuesday. Marklein said that the best ideas come from those who are living and working in our communities. The bills are Senate Bill (SB) 360, SB 420, SB 392, and SB 417. SB 360 would waive the special registration license plate fee for fire fighter, rescue squad, emergency medical technician (EMTs) and first responder license plates. SB 420 would allow minors to be employed without a child labor permit if they are working at a business owned by their parents, guardians or grandparents. SB 392 would authorize a municipality to decide whether ATVs/UTVs may be operated

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The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin is holding a two-day collaborative event next month in Madison to examine some of the fear-based claims consumers are subjected to and discuss how they could impact the dairy industry. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

An effort to remove groundhogs from the state’s protected species list is burrowing its way through the legislative process. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Ballots will soon be accepted for local county committee candidates running for positions with the Farm Service Agency. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]