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.
CARROLL — Bachmann unleashed a torrent of criticisms directed at President Obama, yet refused all audience and local media questions. She is the only candidate in the last six presidential election cycles — Republican or Democrat — not to provide access to local media.
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) says the Obama administration is wrong to eliminate references to end-of-life counseling in the protocol for the new annual Medicare check-up.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drew around 700 people to the Walmart Supercenter in Spirit Lake Thursday for the northwest Iowa stop on a tour to promote her latest book, “America By Heart.”
CARROLL — Within the span of an hour Tuesday, advocates on both sides of a raging debate over the retention of Iowa Supreme Court judges in next week’s elections made passionate pitches.
Democrat Jon Murphy faces an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Republican state Auditor David Vaudt.
AUDUBON — A former chairman of the Democratic National Committee says President Barack Obama should start being more public about his family’s church attendance to puncture challenges to his Christian faith from political opponents. “If we’re ever going to get rid of this issue about him being a Muslim, start going to church,” Charles Manatt [...]
AUDUBON — Democratic congressional candidate Matt Campbell of Manning Tuesday night renewed his challenge to opponent U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, to debate in a formal, televised setting — something King has not done with a balloted opponent since winning his seat in 2002.
The British bookmaker Ladbrokes put unannounced, but much-speculated-upon, potential GOP presidential candidate Mitch Daniels at 25-1 to win the White House in 2012.
Those long odds may turn into what horse-racing handicappers call a “good price” if Terry Branstad is elected to be Iowa’s next governor Nov. 2 and continues to sing the praises of the Indiana Republican as he did during a campaign stop in Carroll Wednesday.
CARROLL, Iowa — GOP candidate for lieutenant governor Kim Reynolds said Tuesday that she believes abortion is “equivalent to murder.” On another key contemporary social issue, Reynolds said marriage should be defined as being between one man and one woman — although she made three separate references to civil unions for homosexuals in an interview, saying she would be open to such a prospect in Iowa.
Terry Branstad, the former Terrace Hill resident widely regarded as the front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor, came under repeated rhetorical fire from Sioux City conservative Bob Vander Plaats Thursday during the third and final GOP gubernatorial debate before the primary.
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