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Top Priority for Oklahoma Farm Bureau This Legislative Session- HB 3202/SB 1999
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 5:52:34 CST
Job one at the State Capitol for Oklahoma Farm Bureau in 2010 is to get the Equine Dentistry proposals passed and signed into law. Lori Peterson of the OFB talked with us Monday evening at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Leadership Conference and believes that HB3202 and SB1999 will come through their respective chambers- and that this private property rights issue will be resolved.
According to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, this measure is designed to protect a livestock owner's right to perform traditional animal husbandry practices, as well as to utilize equine dentists, chiropractors and farriers at the discretion of the property owner.
Beyond these bills, Peterson says that OFB is watching the budget discussions and that she is hopeful that programs important to rural Oklahoma will not be asked to accept bigger budget cuts than other parts of state government. She says the group fully understands that all of Oklahoma government is looking at cuts- and that the key is to find ways to minimize negative impacts in services from the state that would come from those cuts.
Finally, we talked with Lori Peterson about State Question 744- Oklahoma Farm Bureau is opposed to the ballot question that will come up this November, and Peterson believes mandating common education levels of spending would decimate other state government functions.
Click on the Listen Bar to hear our conversation with Lori Peterson, Vice President of Public Policy for Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
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