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.
Two more men have declared their intentions to run for chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, according to a member of the party’s State Central Committee.
David Chung, who operates the blog HawkeyeGOP.com, said Matt Strawn, the principal owner of the Iowa Barnstormers, and Andy Cable, co-chair of the Hardin County GOP, along with six others named last week by the Iowa Independent have approached him to delcare their candidacy.
The party will select a new chairman Jan. 10. A public forum to to meet and discuss issues with candidates will be held Dec. 27.
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