The bill’s sponsor, Michael Ranzenhofer, a Republican, said the proposal was the idea of a fourth-grade class, The New York Times reported. The bill calls yogurt ‘an important economic driver’ for the state.
“New York is now the number one processor of yogurt in the country,” the bill states. “Increasing demand for milk, the primary component in yogurt, has helped to support and grow our dairy industry and provide important economic growth to our rural communities.”
The Senate voted 52 to 8 in favour of the bill, which will now go to the State Assembly.
Source: New York Times
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