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.
Although we haven’t gotten our press release yet, national media outlets report this morning that former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama as part of a push for “Republicans for Obama.”
It’s also reported that there will be a conference call to discuss the new group this morning.
Last month, John Deeth reported that Leach’s wife, Elizabeth, had donated $1,000 to Obama’s campaign. In a November interview with the Iowa Independent, the former congressman declined to endorse a candidate, but he had kind words for Obama:
“I think the Democratic Party, based on where I feel the issues are, would be wiser to lean towards Barack Obama vis-à -vis Hillary (Clinton). I think Barack has a greater chance, and I think it was put very well by Ted Sorenson who is a great friend of mine, has a greater chance of kind of reflecting a new Camelot, a John F. Kennedy mode, than perhaps the other Democratic candidates.â€
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