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 U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will headline a fundraiser for the Polk County Republican Party May 26 in Des Moines.
The Georgia Republican, who told the National Journal’s Hotline On Call blog that he is seriously considering a run for president in 2012, joins the ranks of Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum as possible presidential aspirants who have already visited the Hawkeye State or are visiting soon.
Conservative blogger Craig Robinson, who first broke the news this morning about Gingrich’s visit, said that while the trip will certainly spark speculation, it should be viewed in context.
Gingrich’s visit to Iowa will certainly create speculation that he may be eyeing a presidential run in 2012. While that may be the case, Gingrich has always had a soft spot for Iowa. He has headlined numerous Republicans events across the state, campaigned for candidates like Jim Nussle in 2006, and even involved himself in the platform process in 2008. Gingrich’s American Solutions, presented seminars at the 2008 Straw Poll in Ames, and he makes a pilgrimage to the Iowa State Fair every year, not for a photo-op, but to experience everything the fair has to offer.
Gingrich publicly toyed with the idea of running in 1996 and 2008.
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