U.S. Rep. Moore: Introduces bill to boost urban agriculture

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04) was joined by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Bobby Rush (IL-01) in introducing H.R.5266, the Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act. This bill would establish two new programs — the Urban Agriculture Conservation Easement Program

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Sen. Testin: Growing Opportunities Act signed into law

Madison, WI – Hemp – it’s been called “Wisconsin’s Comeback Crop”, and earlier today, Governor Evers signed legislation to make that comeback compete.  The Growing Opportunities Act updates Wisconsin’s hemp law following the passage of the 2018 federal farm bill. Senators

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TUE News Summary: Evers signs wetland credits, lemonade stand bills; transportation commission set to meet after 5-year hiatus

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WEDC hammering out final details on MolsonCoors incentive package

WEDC is hammering out the final details of a new incentive package that MolsonCoors says will bring “hundreds” of jobs to Milwaukee as part of the company’s national reorganization. Still, neither WEDC CEO Missy Hughes nor MolsonCoors CEO Gavin Hattersley provided many details of the package or the number of

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Introduces bill to boost urban agriculture

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04) was joined by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Bobby Rush (IL-01) in introducing H.R.5266, the Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act. This bill would establish two new programs — the Urban Agriculture Conservation Easement Program and the Urban Agriculture Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. Together they would

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Sen. Testin: Growing Opportunities Act signed into law

Madison, WI – Hemp – it’s been called “Wisconsin’s Comeback Crop”, and earlier today, Governor Evers signed legislation to make that comeback compete.  The Growing Opportunities Act updates Wisconsin’s hemp law following the passage of the 2018 federal farm bill. Senators Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) and Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) partnered with

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