While the General Assembly tackled some hefty issues this session, including stricter gun controls and marriage equality, some smaller issues were swept to the wayside.
One such issue was a failed bill that would allow dairy farmers to sell raw milk, which in recent years has gained support across the country. Many people say they prefer raw milk, which is unpasteurized, because it preserves milk’s natural bacteria.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Bobby Outten (R-Harrington), says he’s not particularly fond of milk in general, but he took up the cause for a constituent in his district.
“It’s been years [since I drank it]. When my grandmother and grandfather had a farm in Laurel, I used to go down there and they’d milk cows and we’d drink the milk, but I’m not a big milk drinker. Occasionally I’ll drink chocolate milk [guffaws], but it’s hard to get it raw [milk] out of that.”
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