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More than 155000 signed Oregon GMO labeling initiative

Statesman Journal - ‎12 hours ago‎
Oregon Right to Know supporters gather on the Capitol steps Wednesday July 2, 2014 to celebrate their signature gathering which qualifies a ballot measure on the November ballot to require labeling of genetically engineered foods . (Photo: KOBBI R. BLAIR ...

Oregon GMO labeling supporters submit signatures as opponents call initiative ...

The Oregonian - ‎6 hours ago‎
Shortly after 11 a.m., about 50 Oregon GMO Right to Know supporters stood on the Capitol steps beside 10 boxes of petition sheets they planned to submit. Campaign organizers struck a confident tone and said Oregonians have a right to know the contents of ...

GMO labeling closer to Oregon November ballot

KOIN.com - ‎21 hours ago‎
“I'm not going to be surprised in November when we become the first state to make GMO labeling the law through a popular vote,” said Julia Degraw with Food and Water Watch. The Oregon Right to Know campaign collected more than enough signatures in ...

Oregon activists submit signatures for GMO measure

The Register-Guard - ‎12 hours ago‎
If adopted, the initiative by Oregon GMO Right to Know would require manufacturers, retailers and suppliers to label raw and packaged foods produced entirely or partially by genetic engineering. The measure would not apply to animal feed or food served in ...

GMO labeling initiative moves a step closer to Oregon ballot

Yahoo News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Oregon Right to Know officials say they submitted more than 155,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's Office in Salem, far exceeding the required 87,213 needed by July 3 to qualify for the ballot. The state, which must validate the signatures, has until Aug.

Oregon proponents of GMO labeling say expect ballot measure to qualify

Reuters - ‎Jul 1, 2014‎
“We've done this in a very short period of time,” Oregon Right to Know spokesman Sandeep Kaushik said of the 150,000 signatures collected since the group won a court challenge in May to seek the ballot measure. “We're really pleased with how well our ...

Oregon GMO-Labeling Campaign Submits Signatures

KUOW News and Information - ‎4 hours ago‎
Sandeep Kaushik of Oregon Right to Know says campaigners have their work cut out for them. "There's no question in our minds that we are going to be significantly outspent," he said. It didn't take long for opponents of mandatory labeling of genetically ...

Oregon abortion opponents once again learn difficulty of volunteer initiative drive

The Oregonian - ‎17 minutes ago‎
But what they still didn't have was financial help from Oregon Right to Life, the state's largest anti-abortion group. Right to Life leaders have expressed skepticism about whether Oregon voters would accept the measure and have said they're saving their ...

GMO labeling advocates file signatures

Chinook Observer - ‎3 hours ago‎
"There is no question in our minds we are going to be significantly outspent," says Sandeep Kaushik, a spokesman for Oregon Right to Know, the campaign committee promoting the measure. He and other advocates spoke on the steps of the Capitol before ...

Oregon GMO labeling law backers meet signature deadline

Statesman Journal - ‎Jul 1, 2014‎
Oregon's GMO labeling initiative likely is headed for the November ballot. Backers far surpassed the number of necessary signatures, said Sandeep Kaushik, of Oregon Right to Know. The group plans to turn in more than 100,000 signatures following a media ...

Effort to ban state funding for abortion falls short

Statesman Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
"Oregon voters have proven once again that they are committed to protecting access to health care for all women in our state, and they saw that this vague and confusing proposal posed a real threat to that," Michele Stranger-Hunter, executive director of ...

Oregon GMO labeling campaign plans to submit 150000 signatures to qualify ...

The Oregonian - ‎Jul 1, 2014‎
Campaign organizers say they'll submit more than 150,000 signatures on Wednesday to place an initiative on the November ballot that would require the labeling of genetically modified foods. Oregon GMORight to Know has scheduled a press conference for ...

GMO initiative nearer to ballot as big supporter endorses labeling rules

Portland Business Journal (blog) - ‎22 hours ago‎
The Portland-based grocery chain announced it is supporting the initiative Wednesday, the same day Oregon Right To Know submitted more than 155,660 signatures to the state, nearly double the 87,213 valid signatures it needs to secure a spot on the ballot ...

GMO labeling initiative heads to the ballot in Oregon

Grist - ‎19 hours ago‎
There are, at least, some tweaks. George Kimbrell, senior attorney for the Center for Food Safety, coauthored the Oregon initiative and tried to get the wording just right so as to preempt talking points that have been used by critics against other ballot initiatives.

GMO labeling initiative submitted

Capital Press - ‎Jul 2, 2014‎
The number of signatures is far larger than the 87,000 necessary, proponents said during a July 2 press conference in front of the Oregon State Capitol. “This is the right thing to do, this is the democratic thing to do, this is the Oregon thing to do. Just label it,” ...

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