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.
The Republican Party of Iowa has vastly outraised the Iowa Democratic Party so far this calendar year, bringing in more than twice as much money as its counterpart due in large part to huge contributions from Republican presidential hopefuls.
The RPI has raised $1.49 million so far this year, compared to $728,966 for the IDP, according to documents filed last month.
A large amount of the RPI’s huge drag this year has come from Republican presidential candidates, including $214,010 from Bachmann for President and $216,031 from Ron Paul for President.
Also donating were Pawlenty for President, which gave $132,681; Rick Santorum for President, at $81,000; and Friends of Herman Cain, Inc., which gave $44,000.
All of those receipts were for Ames Straw Poll tickets, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission. And in August, Americans for Rick Perry gave $52,479 for Ames Straw Poll and caucus lists.
All told, the RPI took in $740,201 from presidential candidates so far this year. The AARP also gave $52,479 to the RPI for the Ames Straw Poll and caucus lists.
Noticeably missing from the documents are any contributions from the campaigns of former Speak of the House Newt Gingrich or former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney.
The RPI has also spent more than the IDP this year, but not by much, leaving it with a huge bankroll with about a year to go before election time.
The RPI has spent $912,015 so far this year compared to the $790,106 the IDP has spent. That left the RPI with $793,768 on hand at the end of August compared to just $111,878 for the IDP.
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