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.
A 26-year-old man from Mexico who previously broke immigration laws and was either deported or left the U.S. voluntarily will now receive a taxpayer-funded two year stint in a federal prison.
Jose Trujillo-Perez pleaded guilty in November to knowingly transporting five illegal immigrants from Arizona to Iowa. He was sentenced Tuesday in Sioux City federal court to two years behind bars for his crime.
On Nov. 5 an Iowa State Patrol officer stopped the van Trujillo-Perez was driving in Woodbury County and then discovered the immigrants inside. Prior to the incident, Trujillo-Perez had been arrested and deported twice, and had been arrested and allowed to voluntarily leave the country 10 times.
Following the imposed prison term, the man will also serve a two-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Trujillo-Perez was placed in the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Office until he could be transported to a federal prison.
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