Moose vs. loon license plates fight heats up in Legislature

kAmr~}r~#s — x7 E96C6 :D E@ 36 2 3:E @7 4@>A6E:E:@? 36EH66? E96 >@@D6 2?5 E96 =@@?D :? E9:D DE2E6 @? =:46?D6 A=2E6D[ u:D9 2?5 v2>6 H2?ED 2 A:646 @7 E96 24E:@?]k^Am

kAm$E6A92?:6 $:>6<[ 5:C64E@C 7@C E96 }]w] u:D9 2?5 v2>6 s6A2CE>6?E[ E@=5 E96 $6?2E6 u:?2?46 r@>>:EE66 E92E E96 56A2CE>6?E 42??@E DFAA@CE 2 AC@A@D65 =@@? =:46?D6 A=2E6 3642FD6 :E >:89E =625 E@ C65F465 C6G6?F6 7C@> E96 |@@D6 4@?D6CG2E:@? =:46?D6 A=2E6 H9:49 36?67:ED E96 56A2CE>6?E[ :? A2CE[ 2?5 E92E E96 ?6H 7F?5 H@F=5 ?@E 8@ E@ H:=5=:76 4@?D6CG2E:@? 3FE E@ 7:89E 2 ?2DEJ 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J 52?86C@FD D4F> @? E96 =2<6D[ 4J2?@324E6C:2]k^Am

kAm(9:=6 E96C6 :D 2 3:== E92E A2DD65 E96 w@FD6 E@ DFAA@CE E96 ?6H A=2E6[ :E 92D 2=D@ 366? EF4<65 :?E@ E96 3F586E EC2:=6C 3:==[ :E6> ?F>36C hd :? wq a] xE :D E@ :?4=F56 E96 “{@G6 }w {2<6D” ?F>36C A=2E6 H9:49 :D A2CE @7 w@FD6 q:== `_d\u}[ 3FE @?6 D6?2E@C H2?ED :E E2<6? @FE @7 E96 3F586E 3:==]k^Am

kAm'69:4=6 @H?6CD AFC492D6 E96 :4@?:4 =:46?D6 A=2E6 7@C Sg 2?5 Sb_ 2??F2==J H:E9 E96 7F?5D 8@:?8 E@ 7:G6 DE2E6 286?4:6D :?4=F5:?8 u:D9 2?5 v2>6]k^Am

kAm“%96 4@?46C? H:E9 u:D9 2?5 v2>6 :D E92E H6 92G6 D66? E9:D :? @E96C DE2E6D 2?5 H6 2C6 4@?46C?65 E92E :E >:89E C65F46 E96 C6G6?F6 7@C E96 |@@D6 A=2E6 @G6C2==] |2?J E:>6D H96? DE2E6D FDF2==J :?EC@5F46 2?@E96C :4@? A=2E6 :E 5@6D 27764E E96 @E96C 4@?D6CG2E:@? A=2E6] p?5 :? E9:D 42D6 :? A2CE:4F=2C E96 8@2= H2D E@ FD6 E96 DE2E6 E9C62E6?65 =@@? 2D E96 :4@? J6E ?@?6 @7 E96 7F?5:?8 :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 62C>2C<65 7@C 4@?D6CG2E:@? @7 E92E DA64:6D @C 4@?D6CG2E:@? @7 2?J H:=5=:76 DA64:6D] xE :D 7@C 4J2?@324E6C:2[” $:>6< D2:5]k^Am

kAm$96 ?@E65 E92E D96 F?56CDE2?5D :E E2<6D 2 =@E @7 >@?6J E@ 7:89E 4J2?@324E6C:2[ 2 3=F6 8C66? 4@=@C65 2=826 E92E 92D 962=E9 :>A24ED 7@C DH:>>6CD[ A6ED 2?5 =:G6DE@4<]k^Am

kAm{2DE J62C H2D 2 A2CE:4F=2C=J 5:77:4F=E J62C 7@C E96 DE2E6 H:E9 >2?J 4J2?@324E6C:2 3=@@>D 3C62<:?8 @FE 2?5 >2?J A@DE:?8D H2C?:?8 A6@A=6 E@ DE2J @FE @7 E96 H2E6C]k^Am

kAm%96 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 ?6H =@@? A=2E6 H@F=5 36 8@:?8 E@ E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t?G:C@?>6?E2= $6CG:46D H9:49 :D ?@E 2>@?8 E96 7:G6 286?4:6D ?@H C646:G:?8 |@@D6 A=2E6 C6G6?F6D] %96J H@F=5 5@=6 @FE 8C2?ED E@ =2<6 8C@FAD E@ 7F?5 4@>AC696?D:G6 DEF5:6D E@ 96=A =2<6D DE2J 4=62?]k^Am

kAm%96 286?4:6D H9:49 5@ C646:G6 >@@D6 A=2E6 7F?5D 2C6 %C2?DA@CE2E:@?[ }2EFC2= 2?5 rF=EFC2= #6D@FC46D[ E96 {2?5 2?5 r@>>F?:EJ w6C:E286 x?G6DE>6?E !C@8C2> 2?5 E96 $E2E6 r@?D6CG2E:@? r@>>:DD:@?]k^Am

kAm“pD 2 =6256C @7 E9:D 286?4J x =@@< 2E :E 2E 2? 64@DJDE6> =6G6= 2?5 x E9:?< E96 H2J J@F AC6G6?E 4J2?@324E6C:2 @FE3C62<D :D 3J 92G:?8 8@@5 962=E9J 64@DJDE6>D 2?5 FD:?8 8@@5 7:D9 923:E2E 2?5 >2:?E2:?:?8 962=E9J H2E6C BF2=:EJ 2?5 E9:?8D =:<6 E92E ]]] $@ x H@F=5 DF886DE E92E J@F >:89E 4@?D:56C =@@<:?8 2E E92E 2?5 H96E96C @C ?@E E96C6 :D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C FD E@ C646:G6 D@>6 7F?5:?8 E@ 96=A DFAA@CE E96 677@CE] qFE ?6G6CE96=6DD[ H6 2C6 4@?46C?65 E92E E9:D :D 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 D@>6 7F?5:?8 2H2J 7C@> E96 |@@D6 !=2E6[” $:>6< E@=5 D6?2E@CD]k^Am

kAm$6?] s2G:5 (2EE6CD Ws\s@G6CX D2:5 96 9@A65 E92E E96 $6?2E6 H@F=5 E2<6 E9:D :E6> @FE @7 E96 3F586E 2?5 2>6?5 :E F?56C E96 w@FD6 q:== `_d AC@46DD]k^Am

kAm“%96 A=2E6D D92== AC@>:?6?E=J 5:DA=2J 2 =@@? @? 2 =2<6[” E96 3:== C625D] “%96 A=2E6D D92== C6E2:? E96 ‘=:G6 7C66 @C 5:6’ =@8@] $F49 A=2E6D D92== 36 :DDF65 @?=J FA@? 2AA=:42E:@? 2?5 FA@? A2J>6?E @7 2 Sb_ 766 E92E D92== 36 :? 255:E:@? E@ E96 C68F=2C >@E@C G69:4=6 C68:DEC2E:@? 766 2?5 2?J @E96C ?F>36C A=2E6 766D @E96CH:D6 C6BF:C65]”k^Am

kAm“%96 4J2?@324E6C:2 >:E:82E:@? =@2? 2?5 8C2?E 7F?5 D92== 36 FD65 E@ 7F?5 =@2?D[ 8C2?ED[ 2?5 C6:>3FCD6>6?ED :? 244@C52?46 H:E9 E9:D DF35:G:D:@?[” E96 3:== C625D]k^Am

kAm%96C6 :D ?@ 6DE:>2E6 :? E96 3:== @? 9@H >F49 4@F=5 2??F2==J 36 86?6C2E65 7@C E96 ?6H 7F?5[ H9:49 H@F=5 8@ :?E@ 67764E e_ 52JD 27E6C A2DD286]k^Am