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 Des Moines School Board member and longtime activist Jonathan Narcisse has filed paperwork with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board to form an exploratory committee for an independent run for governor.
Jonathan Narcisse (photo courtesy of NarcisseForIowa.com)
The “Narcisse for Iowa” committee declares its purpose as “to explore an opportunity to run for governor and run the subsequent campaign for governor in 2010.” Marketing consultant Darren Douglas of Madrid is named as the committee’s treasurer.
Narcisse has hinted at his desire to run for governor for months but has refused to say definitively if he would challenge incumbent Gov. Chet Culver in the Democratic primary or run as an independent in November.
A registered Democrat who campaigned for Culver in 2006, Narcisse served one contentious term on the board of the Des Moines School District. He owns and publishes several publications, including the Iowa Bystander.
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