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.
Despite U.S. Rep. Tom Latham’s statement in today’s Iowa Independent interview that he would not ask President George W. Bush to campaign with him in Iowa, challenger Becky Greenwald’s campaign still sees similarities between the two Republicans. Here’s part of a press release issued in reaction to our story:
Latham has embraced campaign help from George Bush in the past when Bush held a fundraiser for his campaign in 2002. And in this last Congressional session, he voted with the Republican Party 92% of the time.
“With Bush’s approval ratings at a record low, no wonder Latham is attempting to reject the President. However, Latham’s actions speak louder than his words. Just saying you are separating from Bush can’t hide years of blind loyalty to the President,†said Greenwald Communications Director Erin Seidler.
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