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.
It’s been a banner news day here in the Hawkeye State, and that means Iowa’s Twitterverse is buzzing with activity. There seemed to be everything — a victory for medical marijuana, another shot fired in the war between a Register columnist and an alt-weekly publisher, and gentle prodding from a party chairman to remind his supporters to be generous. And how can we not be happy when the King vs. Coon storyline continues to play out.
~ Charlotte Eby, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises
~ Don McDowell, communications aide to Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley
~ Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn
~ Shane Goodman, publisher and editor of Des Moines Cityview
~ Republican state Rep. Renee Schulte
~ Sioux City Journal reporter Bret Hayworth
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