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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.
A Council Bluffs City Councilman will face Democratic incumbent Michael Mauro in November to determine who will serve as Iowa’s next Secretary of State.
Matt Schultz, who won the endorsement of former Secretary of State Paul Pate, took roughly 45 percent of the vote in a three-way Republican primary against former state lawmaker George Eichhorn of Stratford and small businessman Chris Sanger of Stuart.
The secretary of state’s office has previously served as a spring board for politicians who aspire to hold a higher office. For instance, current Gov. Chet Culver held the job for two terms prior to launching his successful bid for governor. One of Mauro’s key points on the campaign trail is that he has no aspirations of seeking other offices, and that he is satisfied with serving as the Secretary of State.
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