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.
The U.S. Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold Friday on the question of cloture to limit debate on the 2007 Farm Bill.
The vote tally ended up at 55-42, mostly following party lines with Republicans voting against the motion.
The cloture motion was a procedural maneuver by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who had hoped to break a deadlock on the bill.
Republicans in the Senate have been blocking action because they do not want any limits on the number of amendments that may be offered to the bill.
The failure of the Senate to pass the motion is another indication that the bill may not be passed this year. After Congress adjourns today, there will be a two-week holiday recess for Thanksgiving. Senators will return in December with only three working weeks in that month.
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