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Bill Yeargin
Innovation: A bipartisan no-brainer
By Bill Yeargin Many people don’t realize how close the pandemic and related supply chain issues have come to both…
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Minnesota boater education bill moves ahead
As the weather warms and boating season nears in the Great Lakes region, Minnesota lawmakers are inching closer to officially…
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ORR applauds 2022 Omnibus provisions
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently celebrated two provisions key to bolstering the outdoor recreation industry in the recently passed FY…
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Manufacturers
U.S., U.K. reach deal on Section 232 tariffs
The United States Department of Commerce announced the U.S. and United Kingdom (U.K.) reached a deal to ease steel and aluminum…
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Federal spending bill prioritizes boating community efforts
President Biden signed into law last week the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriation bills, which includes a vast majority of…
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MRAA submits formal recommendations to ‘America the Beautiful’ Initiative
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and 44 other members of the Hunt Fish 30×30 Coalition submitted formal comments…
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Boater education bill forges ahead in Minnesota
Minnesota state legislators last week introduced companion boater education legislation (SF3392, HF3787) to expand existing youth operator requirements to eventually phase…
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Department of the Interior announces $1.5B in Funding for conservation, outdoor recreation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, last week announced a record…
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Industry voices support for Indiana wakesurfing bill
The Indiana General Assembly, which opened its 2022 session the first week of the new year, is considering legislation (HB…
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NOAA releases final rule on Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released this week the final management plan, final environmental assessment, and a final rule for…
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