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.
Former Gov. Terry Branstad will join five of his Republican rivals for the party’s gubernatorial nomination Nov. 7 at a fundraiser in Des Moines, making his first joint-candidate appearance since tentatively joining the campaign last week.
Branstad will join state Sen. Jerry Behn, businessman Christian Fong, state Rep. Chris Rants, state Rep. Rod Roberts, and businessman Bob Vander Plaats at the event. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a potential candidate for president in 2012, will also be speaking, and C-SPAN will be taping for later broadcast nationally.
The event will be held at the Elwell Family Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
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