DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/26/10 -- Governor Bill Ritter today will sign into law Senate Bill 106: Creation of Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, which will convene key stakeholders to address improving access to healthy food within Colorado. The bill was initiated by LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit organization committed to reducing obesity in Colorado by promoting healthy eating and active living, and sponsored by Senator Bob Bacon (D-Fort Collins) and Representative Marsha Looper (R-Calhan). The bill establishes a state-endorsed 13-member council, which will work across diverse sectors, to develop food system recommendations that state and local governments, businesses, agriculture
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