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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 law, under most circumstances, treats animals as property. But a bill moving forward in the Iowa Legislature would give pets a new level of protection in domestic abuse cases.
Senate File 2095, sponsored by Sen, Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.
“Many (domestic abuse) victims report that they put off leaving an abuser because they fear for their pets,” said Bolkcom. “Children often witness the abuse and are understandably distressed and emotionally distraught.” He said constituents had brought his attention to the issue.
The would allow judges to issue an order that pets would stay in the care of the person who is protected by the order, and would also allow no-contact orders to be extended to pets.
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