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.
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, remains opposed to a multi-billion bailout bill for some major financial institutions but he tells The Des Moines Register it likely will pass, aided by some tax breaks the Senate added for among other things wind and biodiesel.
King still opposes the $700 billion bailout of the financial services sector because he thinks it should be done without a federal takeover of banks’ troubled assets. King says the government would be better off eliminating capital gains taxes on investors willing to take over the assets.
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