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.
If you think the 2007 Iowa Republican Party straw poll in Ames, conducted just a few weeks ago, is old news, then you certainly think the 1999 straw poll is ancient history. In that case, think of this story as the first insight to the straw poll of 2011. That's because looking back to 1999 [...]
[Commentary] While pundits weigh forth on the results of the Iowa Straw Poll, one winner – the Iowa State Republican Party – is skedaddling out of town, with a suitcase of money, relieved that more of the gullible still have not caught on to its game. Or, even if they have caught on – a [...]
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