Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Approximately 20 workers were arrested at the Monsanto Seed Company Friday morning in Grinnell.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stated that this is a local law enforcement operation and that arrests were made on criminal charges.
ICE was notified one week ago about this local operation which involves people from Marshalltown who were subcontracted by Manpower, Inc. to work at Monsanto.
The arrests were made in Poweshiek County, but police from Marshall County were involved in the operation. The individuals are being held in the Marshall County jail and all are believed to reside in Marshalltown.
Family members are currently seeking legal representation for their relatives. Further details, including the names of those arrested, have not been released.
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