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.
And then there were nine GOP presidential contenders, for now anyhow. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced in a written statement today that he’s ended his presidential bid, contending the front-loaded primary schedule “have made it impractical to continue.”
The polls in Iowa showed Gilmore’s candidacy never really took off or resonated in Iowa. Most polls indicated Gilmore registering in at 1 or 2 percent. These numbers didn’t help Gilmore generate any cash flow. Gilmore’s second-quarter FEC financial disclosure indicated Gilmore had about $90,000 cash in hand.
“I have come to believe that it takes more than a positive vision for our nation’s future to successfully compete for the presidency,” Gilmore said in the written statement. “I believe that it takes years of preparation to put in place both the political and financial infrastructure to contest what now amounts to a one-day national primary in February.”
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