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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.
With 146 of 148 precincts in the critical 8-city contiguous region of Polk County reporting results it appears that Project Destiny is headed for defeat.
Those voting “No” outnumber those voting “Yes” by a substantial margin, with 85 percent saying no and 15 percent saying yes. The actual voting numbers were 6678 in favor and 38251 opposed.
Cyndi Fisher, spokesperson for Yes to Destiny, told Iowa Independent earlier today that “a majority of the voters in the combined contiguous cities must approve the tax before any of the cities can collect it.”
Without the victory in the 8-city region in Polk County, nor Polk County itself, it appears that the plan is a lost cause.
Live election results were not available online in Warren or Dallas County, but you can track results in Polk County here.
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