Just one day after two national milk marketing groups blasted the Wisconsin Legislature for putting together the so-called raw milk bill, Governor Jim Doyle says he's not ready to make a decision yet on whether he will sign the measure into law. Speaking to reporters during a bill signing ceremony on a Marathon County dairy farm on Wednesday, Doyle said he has received a lot of information from both sides of the issue over the past several days, and said a final decision will be made next week.
"I'm still doing my homework on this issue and am not ready yet to decide one way or another," Doyle told Wisconsin Ag Connection. "I know this is a hot topic and people feel strongly about their views. I just have to give this a little more thought before I sign it."
Dairy Business Association President Jerry Meissner used the occasion to hand deliver a letter from his group outlining their concerns over the bill. He also pleaded with the governor face to face to not move forward on the proposal.
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