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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.
Republican U.S. House candidate Brad Zaun has repeatedly said he doesn’t support federal subsidies for renewable fuels, but after criticism from national Democrats, now say’s he’s rethinking that position.
The Iowa Socialist Workers Party has officially listed a gubernatorial candidate on the November ballot. “Working people in Iowa and around the country face a crisis of the capitalist system,” candidate for governor David Rosenfeld said.
Drunk driving, disorderly conduct, and simple assault arrests have all dropped in Iowa City since a 21 bar-entry age was implemented earlier this summer.
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin — the chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education — says he supports a bill that would give $20 billion to student financial aid programs. However, the legislation could face a hurdle from Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Some long-term unemployed are advocating for Congress to extend benefits past the traditional mark of 99 weeks.
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