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 traffic deaths at 64-year low. State officials say banning cell phone use while driving could lower deaths even more, but conservatives view a ban as “one more tick off of the clock of freedom.”
Ethanol company says their industry’s boom is over, so it’s making the switch to wind.
Consolidation could be the name of the game for Iowa schools in 2010.
Iowa City has new mayor, and it only took five minutes.
Midwest economy should show improvement in 2010.
Republican lawmakers call for legislative intervention into university hiring.
The Des Moines Register calls on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to take down his 2008 presidential banner in Clive.
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