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.
Not everyone was surprised that state Sen. Jerry Behn dropped out of the 2010 race for governor, and the destiny of the remaining four candidates is being analyzed from the left and the right.
Group launches ad campaign to remind Des Moines that atheists do, in fact, have morals.
The seeds of former Gov. Terry Branstad’s return to politics were planted in the aftermath of the 2006 election.
Des Moines Rotary denies membership to woman because of her affiliation with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.
National pundits think U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell could retire before re-election campaign.
Iowans prepare for collective winter-storm freak out.
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