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.
Gov. Chet Culver‘s I-Jobs initiative continues to be a major taking point on the gubernatorial campaign trail. The Democrat says it has helped the state bear the recession, while Republican challenger Terry Branstad‘s campaign says it has created too much debt.
Frequent rain so far this summer has created some problems for Iowa farmers, but statistics still show corn and soybean crops are doing well.
Okay, so it was no 2008. But flashflooding in Eastern Iowa yesterday still caused some home damage and blocked traffic.
Policymakers in San Fransisco recently moved to require cell phone outlets to inform consumers of how much radiation the devices emit.
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