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.
Iowa administers 28 different state tax credits with an estimated total value of nearly $500 million, according to reserach done by Radio Iowa’s O.Kay Henderson.
In the wake of allegations of misconduct surrounding the state’s film tax credit program, Gov. Chet Culver said there needs to be a review of all tax credits that the state offers.
Henderson found a report by the Iowa Department of Revenue showing each of the tax credits and their potential cost. The programs range from credits to encourage the sale of biodiesel to credits for disaster recovery housing projects.
A list of all the credits offered, and the ones that have been repealed, is on Henderson’s blog.
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