Gov. Jerry Brown’s agriculture department is trying – so far without success – to gain traction in the Capitol for a major overhaul of California’s regulation of milk prices.
With scarcely a week remaining in the Legislature’s session, those close to the closed-door negotiations say, writing something that could pass political muster is unlikely, given a long and bitter conflict between dairy farmers and processors over prices.
Steve Lyle, a spokesman for Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, confirmed the effort.
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