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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 Iowa Utilities Board heard testimony last week on a proposed Alliant Energy coal plant in Marshalltown, Iowa. Among those testifying in support of the plant was Iowa Valley Community College District Chancellor Tim Wynes. He supports the building of the 650-megawatt facility because of “the economic development that will come with the plant,” which [...]
Michael Pollan, whose best-selling book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, recently reached the top of The New York Times’ best-seller list, drew an overflow crowd of nearly 400 people in Iowa City on Sunday afternoon. He was in town to read from his latest food-related book. Pollan was also feted at a so-called [...]
Dr. James E. Hansen, the NASA scientist who is world-renowned for his work on global climate research, will return to Iowa next week when he appears before the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). Hansen will again lobby for a ban on new coal plant construction and make stops in Des Moines and Iowa City to join [...]
Media observers Matt Palevsky and Bess Kalb witnessed the caucus at Brody High School in Des Moines and caught an example of what they termed “mob mentality” on the part of the front-runners’ supporters. Writing at “Off the Bus” on the huffingtonpost.com, they have an article and video footage from the event, including the voice [...]
[Commentary] I attended the Democratic caucuses last night in Iowa City and recorded the results. Our precinct was allotted 9 delegates and over 500 caucusers showed up in the cold. There were reports that some people even walked to their precinct caucus site. At night. In the winter. To vote. Can you imagine? As they [...]
Former Arkansas governor and bass guitarist Mike Huckabee’s musical talents were on display at the Elks Lodge #251 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He rocked New Year’s Day for more than 300 fans, families, press and curious onlookers. In this video, his ad hoc rock band jams for a few bars before Janet Huckabee takes the [...]
In Highlight Reel Part 1: Comparing Candidate Intros, we looked at some of the people who introduce the candidates. In Highlight Reel Part 2: Comparing Candidate Endorsements, you can find more than a dozen candidate endorsements. In this installment of the Highlight Reel, we’ll hear from the candidates talking about, well, other candidates. Sometimes candidates [...]
In the first installment of Iowa Independent’s video series Highlight Reel Part 1, we covered candidate introductions. In this installment, we continue with supporters and the people surrounding the candidates. But these videos will be more like full-blown testimony and praise for the candidates. These videos are interviews with the people who have decided on [...]
Most of the time, when a candidate is introduced before a stump speech, the introduction is a chance to hear from someone respected who has been brought in by the campaign to make an appeal. Sometimes the warm-up speech is short and sweet, Hillary Clinton often had a local organizer read a few words, but [...]
Mike Huckabee held a press conference after jamming with a rock band, being introduced by his wife, Janet Huckabee, and giving a speech to more than 300 people at the Elks Lodge #251 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday. He answered questions about a negative ad that he pulled before it was broadcast in Iowa [...]
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