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. Tom Latham is facing a more serious threat this year than he did in 2006 according to the first public poll of the race. The poll, conducted by the nonpartisan firm Research 2000 and paid for by the liberal blog DailyKos, finds Latham, the Republican, with a five-point lead over Democratic challenger Becky Greenwald.
Overall, Latham draws support from 47 percent of likely voters in the 4th district, while Greenwald draws support from 42 percent. 11 percent of likely voters said they were undecided.
Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, leads Sen. Barack Obama, his Democratic opponent, by a similar margin in the 4th district — 46-42.
That Greenwald has pulled within the margin of error in a public poll is an accomplishment in itself. In 2006, a strong Democratic year, Latham defeated Democrat Selden Spencer by 14 percentage points.
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