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.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy just issued “a stark warning” to Jefferson-Jackson dinner attendees.
Republicans, McCarthy said, are making the Iowa House their top priority. “The Republicans have made no secret this election that one of their primary focuses 30 days from now is going to be to take back” the Iowa House, he said.
“We’re 53-47, and the Republicans are going all in.”
Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie is delivering his speech now, and he is considerably more optimistic.
Update (7:49PM): Contradicting McCarthy, Kibbie predicted that Democrats would increase their majority in the Iowa House as he concluded his speech.
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