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.
One-time U.S. House hopeful Dave Funk has officially announced he will run for a spot on the Polk County Board of Supervisors. Funk calls the race “winnable” and is invoking the same tea party rhetoric he used in his failed congressional bid earlier this year.
The number of Iowa businesses selling tobacco has dropped by a third after the legislature approved heavy restrictions on indoor smoking and a big tobacco tax increase within the last few years.
Webster City will be the home of a new electric car manufacturing plant. Officials predict the facility will produce as many as 300 new jobs.
A U.S. Senate candidate in New Hampshire saw her polling lead crumble after receiving an endorsement from Sarah Palin.
Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation that would require third parties to disclose more information about their campaign spending.
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