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.
A law firm’s report that documents the University of Iowa’s handling of a sexual assault case involving two former UI football players and led to the firing of two top officials at the university will end up costing the state $247,588, the Des Moines Register reported.
The university will split the cost of the investigation between the athletic department and the treasurer’s temporary investments, a fund of about $7 million a year used for capital improvement needs and small real estate purchases, UI spokesman Steve Parrott told the Register.
The Iowa Board of Regents hired the Stolar group, a St. Louis law firm, in July to conduct an independent investigation of the university’s handling of an alleged sexual assault of a female student-athlete Oct. 14, 2007. The review was prompted by the mother of one of the accused, who had sent a letter accusing athletic officials of trying to keep the investigation in-house. The report revealed that the UI failed to turn over the mother’s letters during a previous investigation.
The accused, Abe Satterfield, 20, and Cedric Everson, 19, are still awaiting trial.
Based on the findings in the report issued Sept. 19, UI President Sally Mason fired Phillip Jones, then vice president for student services and dean of students, and Marcus Mills, then vice president for legal affairs and general counsel.
Claiming they never had a chance to dispute the Stolar report’s findings and defend themselves, Jones and Mills plan on challenging their terminations.
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