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Stein signs sweeping North Carolina agriculture bill into law
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed the “Farm Act,” which had been held up in the General Assembly for months over proposals that would have banned raw milk and protected fertilizer companies.
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This year’s legislative session saw a number of bills that will directly impact peoples’ lives in rural communities across the state, from gun ownership, farmland interests, wetland preservation and changes to town charters. Bills addressing rural communities tend to be more bipartisan in their introduction and support, as Delaware’s Republican minority largely represents the southern part of the state – and rural areas. The post Delaware General Assembly roundup: Impacts on rural communities appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.
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