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.
Earlier this week Gov. Chet Culver signed and/or vetoed the last bills from the legislative session. Election law followup: he signed off on opening the absentee envelopes early and ending the ballot courier system.
University of Missouri curators today decided to start over in their search for a new president of the university system after their top choice for the job withdrew from consideration.
Curators must be like regents although it makes the University sound like a museum.
This one took the Show Me State media by surprise too. Hulshof is still in consideration, and thus a special election is still a possibility.
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