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.
Republican state Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll, who has expressed interest in a gubernatorial run in 2010, told Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO-TV that he plans to form a campaign exploratory committee “sooner, rather than later.”
Roberts told reporter Dave Price the media has focused almost exlclusively on two other potential candidates who have yet to officailly throw their hat in the ring — Sioux City businessman and two time gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats and former House Speaker Christopher Rants. But Roberts plans to step up his efforts soon, refusing to get specific on a time frame.
Roberts is one of four potential candidates who will speak later this month at a Sac County Republican Party fundraiser. He said he will ultimately decide whether to enter the race by this fall.
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