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.
Last week was a busy one here at Iowa Independent. Here are some of the issues we tackled:
Dien Judge has environmental, political, and social coverage of the World Pork Expo at the State Fairgrounds.
On the phone with Douglas Burns, Sen. Tom Harkin calls the immigration issue a “floating craps shoot.”
Ben Weyl and Chris Woods weigh the impact of the Straw Poll withdrawals.
Douglas Burns interviews the director of the Iowa Department of Corrections on the status of women in the prison system and other issues. This after his visit to the prison in Anamosa.
John Deeth liveblogs the Democratic and Republican debates, and Douglas Burns offers postgame analysis.
Ben Weyl fact-checks Rep. Duncan Hunter on the subject of immigration.
Chase Martyn recounts a Clinton campaign poll that may reveal details about future plans.
Lynda Waddington covers Gov. Bill Richardson’s visit to a gay pride event in Cedar Rapids and analyzes behavior at the Hall of Fame dinner held by the Democratic Party later that night.
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