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Daybreak West April 25: Democrats reject ag overtime bill

04/25/25 8:30 AM By Rebekah Alvey, Philip Brasher, Brad Hooker, Chloe Lovejoy, Oliver Ward, and Noah Wicks

Ag overtime bill fails * Rollins on trade aid * Estate tax impact examined * Minn. Rs hit Craig on town halls

KEYWORDS Ag overtime Almond Board of California Angie Craig CAWG estate tax pesticide manufacturers salmonella tariff impacts United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

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