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.
Today’s update on the Fight To Be First:
The Florida Republicans didn’t hold a conference call and whine, or talk about suing the RNC, like the Democratic minority in Florida did over the DNC’s decision. The Florida Republicans just shrugged and stated the obvious: ‘I am confident that all 114 delegates from Florida will be seated,’ said Jim Greer, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party.
This is only going to be a problem if either of the conventions is brokered, and then all hell is likely to break loose…
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