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.
As of today, nearly 7,000 Iowans who registered to vote on caucus night have been added to the statewide voter registration system. In addition, more than 52,500 Iowans have changed parties — with the Iowa Democratic Party being the largest beneficiary.
According to Secretary of State Michael Mauro, of the approximately 52,500 records that have been processed, more than 43,000 were Iowans changing their party affiliation to the Democratic Party. Republicans have received about 9,500 changes.
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