Raw milk advocates fight for right to sell

Carrying a cooler of raw milk, Wisconsin vegetable farmer Brian Wickert climbed the steps of the state Capitol on a sunny April day. He was a man on a mission: to lobby for legislative support for a bill to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk. For Wickert, the bill is about the freedom to live without interference from the government. But for health officials in America’s Dairyland, it’s about potentially exposing unsuspecting citizens to disease-causing bacteria. (WISCONSIN CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, 6/30)