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.
Fighting floods over the past four months has cost the city of Des Moines more than $1 million. Those expenses largely consist of levee and sewer repairs.
Terry Branstad‘s gubernatorial campaign has largely stopped touting its promise to cut government by 15 percent once in office, liberal blog Bleeding Heartland points out. “Nor have we seen any details about how Branstad would balance the budget while spending no more than 99 percent of projected state revenues.”
Home foreclosure rates in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids are up from last year. However, both Eastern Iowa cities are still beating the national average.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates admits leaked information and news reports “have been a spur to action for me.”
The soft drink lobby is beefing up its efforts against state taxes on sugary beverages. Supporters of the taxes say they help cover health care costs, but the soda companies say it’s unfair to group them in with alcohol and tobacco.
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