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 is open to spending state dollars to rebuild the dam at Lake Delhi. The dam — which failed two weeks ago — is owned by a private firm.
If Republican Mitt Romney runs for president, he’ll waste money in Iowa but won’t win the caucuses here, one conservative blogger predicts.
Iowa saw an average of 8 inches of rain last month. That’s the second wettest July on record, falling short of 10.5 inches in 1993, when floods ravaged a handful of areas across the state.
The International Video Game Hall of Fame in Ottumwa will hold its first induction ceremony this weekend. Organizers hope to draw 5,000 gamers to Ottumwa for the event.
A poll commissioned by conservative blog The Iowa Republican shows Republican attorney general candidate Brenna Findley has just 26 percent support from November voters. Incumbent Tom Miller earned 41 percent and 31 percent of respondents were undecided.
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