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Fremont County commissioners report public-lands, farm-bill and land-use priorities from NACo conference in Washington
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Fremont County Commissioners Debbie Bell and Duane McCall spoke from the National Association of Counties conference in Washington, D.C., emphasizing public-lands stewardship, the need for a new farm bill, concerns about data centers and efforts to preserve local control over land use.
Fremont County Commissioners Debbie Bell and Duane McCall reported from the National Association of Counties conference at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., where they spent several days meeting with county leaders and federal officials to press local priorities.
Bell said the delegation’s top priorities include agricultural supports and a renewed Farm Bill. "We're working very, very hard to get an actual new farm bill passed, not to just once again renew the 2018 version of the farm bill," she said, noting that Congress has not enacted a new farm bill in nine years. McCall relayed a remark from Rep. Bruce Westerman that "the 2018 Farm Bill was great for 2018," using it to underline the need for updates to…
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