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.
Immigration reform, not an economic stimulus package or job creation bill, is the first step the government should take in order to help millions of Americans who are out of work, according to a guest column in The Des Moines Register by Fifth District Congressman Steve King, R-Kiron.
King cites a study by the Pew Hispanic Center that estimates 7 million jobs in this country are held by undocumented workers. With 9.5 million Americans without jobs, the solution is simple.
Enforcement actions against employers, like the one in Postville, are a step in the right direction. But with so many people working illegally in the United States, we need new tools to enforce the law.
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