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.
Iowa and the other three states set to lead the 2008 presidential nomination process are not represented on a list of national finance chairs and co-chairs recently announced by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign.
The men and women on the list represent 21 states — New York, Tennessee, Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, Kansas, Utah, Washington, Michigan, California, Colorado, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Connecticut, Georgia and Idaho. According to a press release on Wednesday, the individuals will “offer valuable support and counsel to Gov. Romney as he travels the country communicating his vision of bringing conservative change to Washington.
The individuals have been leading efforts over the past few months to build the resources for Romney’s campaign. The chairs serve as regional leaders of the committee while co-chairs are primarily responsible for raising funds in their respective states.
Those serving as chairs are:
Co-chairs include Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and JP Morgan Chase board Chairman Bill Harrison.
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