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.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women has announced $583,045 in grants to two Iowa organizations.
Crisis Intervention Services in Oskaloosa was awarded a $500,000 Rural Domestic, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Child Victimization Assistance Grant. The funds will be used to increase awareness and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault and dating violence.
The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence was awarded an $83,045 grant from the Grants to State Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program. These funds will help the coalition continue its work to end violence against women through collaboration with federal, state and local organizations.
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