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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.
During a taping of Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” state Auditor David Vaudt said taxpayers will have to decide whether they really want the services their state government provides, and if they do they will have to pay for them in more taxes.
So, the real key is citizens also need to understand that we can’t do everything unless they’re going to pay more taxes and fees and if they don’t want to pay more taxes and fees then they’re going to have to take the consequences.
Vaudt, a Republican from West Des Moines, also addressed rumors that he is considering a run for governor in 2010.
Yeah, people have asked me to at least give it some consideration so I haven’t ruled it out. But right now I’m going to stay focused on how we get Iowa through this next budget cycle.
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