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.
Work force education needs in Iowa are rapidly changing as the growing renewable fuels industry demands skilled workers to fill newly created jobs.
Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, will be in Davenport Friday to discuss the education needs of the energy industry, and he’ll be bringing a congressional heavyweight along for a tour of an Iowa educational facility. Braley will be accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., on a tour of the John T. Blong Technology Center at Eastern Iowa Community College.
Braley will promote his New Era Act, legislation that would create a grant program for community colleges to initiate and expand work-force education programs for the renewable energy industry. Braley’s legislation was included in the House version of the 2007 Farm Bill, which passed the House in July.
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