GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The state of Oregon has banned local measures regulating genetically modified crops, but that hasn’t stopped a group in Josephine County.

The Grants Pass Daily Courier (http://bit.ly/1gimZMR ) reports the Josephine County Clerk’s Office verified Tuesday that backers turned in enough signatures for an initiative banning GMO crops in Josephine County.

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