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 Democratic Iowa Caucuses are likely to be held on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, based on the recommendations of the Iowa Democratic Party leadership to the State Central Committee, according to media reports. The State Central Committee will finalize the date on a conference call Sunday. Jan. 3 is the same date as the Republican Caucuses, and it is the earliest caucus date in history.
The implications of this date have been thoroughly analyzed during the past two months of speculation, but a brief summary of some of the possible effects is located below the fold.
And one additional note: Although the Democratic State Central Committee is likely to heed the recommendation of a Jan. 3 date, it is not an absolute certainty. There is a chance that some prominent, vocal opponents of a Jan. 3 date will emerge, and no one is sure what New Hampshire will do, too. Still, that the Iowa Democratic Party is publicly announcing its recommendation means that the Jan. 3 date is likely to stick.
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