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.
Jay Wagner, who covered the Iowa Caucuses and the 2008 General Assembly for the Iowa Independent, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 45.
Jay Wagner
A journalist for all of his adult life, Wagner grew up in northwest Iowa and edited his family’s award-winning newspaper, The N’West Iowa REVIEW. He also worked for the Des Moines Register, The Iowan magazine, and Business Publications Corp. in Des Moines.
Often eager to joke around with colleagues, Wagner was known as a straight shooter in print but a witty, independent-minded conservative around friends.
After leaving the Iowa Independent, Wagner started a blog, which allowed him to keep writing about his interests and to occasionally document his health struggles. To read his work for the Iowa Independent, click here.
Wagner is survived by his wife and two children.
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