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.
The Des Moines Register is reporting that former Iowa Teacher of the Year Ruth Ann Gaines will run for the Iowa House seat held by Wayne Ford.
Ford had repeatedly refused to clarify whether he was running for re-election again, with the deadline to file being this Friday at 5 p.m. Former state Rep. Ed Fallon accused Ford of colluding with the Iowa Democratic Party to handpick his successor and avoid a contentious primary.
House District 65 s made up of several neighborhoods in northeast Des Moines and considered one of the safest Democratic seats in the state. Ford has represented HD65 since 1997.
The announcement of Ford’s plans came in a press release regarding Gaines’ campaign. Ford did not respond to a request for comment.
UPDATE: Ford has issued a press release announcing his retirement.
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