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.
Today’s Twitter lesson: Elections have consequences.
~ Pres. Barack Obama, Democrat
~ U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
~ U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut
~ U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey
~ U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona
~ Isaiah McGee, member of Iowa GOP State Central Committee
~ U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio
~ U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana & possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate
~ Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican hopeful in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District
~ Norm Sterzenbach, executive director of the Iowa Democratic Party
~ U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
~ Tim Palmer, former chairman of the Linn County Republican Central Committee
~ Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate
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