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.
Republican candidates all receive standing ovations. Differences in attire are noteworthy: Romney and Brownback are wearing dress-casual outfits (collared shirts and khakis); all the others are in suits. I think both Brownback and Romney have been wearing those clothes all day (although Brownback had a sport-coat earlier), so I don’t know who copied whom. They definitely look more comfortable and confident than the rest of the candidates in suits.
Bit confetti and streamer display when all the candidates get out. Notably, Romney was introduced first and Brownback was introduced last. In so many ways, Brownback and Romney are clearly the top two here today.
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