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.
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he will absolutely not announce a presidential exploratory committee on Thursday.
A state law enforcement agent says sex trafficking is a problem in Iowa.
The Iowa Republican blog: Republicans have to bust public employee unions, even if it costs them in the 2012 elections.
Potential 2012 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says he misspoke when he claimed President Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee passed legislation that calls for the state to spend $600 million over 10 years for various watershed projects.
A survey of Iowa business leaders shows growing confidence in the economy, with gains in their outlook for sales and employment compared to the previous quarter.
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