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 lot will be written about what former Gov. Terry Branstad said during his press conference today, where he announced his retirement from Des Moines University and declined to call himself a candidate for anything, but it’s also worth noting what he didn’t say. In particular, according to my notes, he didn’t mention same-sex marriage [...]
Four-term former Gov. Terry Branstad announced his retirement as president of Des Moines University Friday, declining to name himself as a gubernatorial candidate for 2010.
More than a year before the 2010 general election, on the day former Gov. Terry Branstad announces his candidacy for a fifth term, incumbent Democratic Gov. Chet Culver released a television ad touting his management of Iowa’s budget:
Former Gov. Terry Branstad is building a statewide organization to run for Iowa governor again, even if he won’t admit it for personal, professional, or political reasons. Two developments today warrant some explication:
As expected, political columnists and Republican leaders are taking shots at Gov. Chet Culver today for the 10 percent, across-the-board budget cut he ordered yesterday. But for all the bellyaching, it’s important to remember that the political implications of slashing state spending aren’t really so bad.
Republican former Gov. Terry Branstad is filing forms to run for governor today, and, frankly, the timing of it seems wrong. He is stepping on no less than four stories that would have made Republicans look good and Gov. Chet Culver look bad:
If anyone has a reason to hate Google, the world’s largest Internet search engine, it would be former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania). In 2003, Santorum became the victim of a ‘Google Bomb’ — a tactic designed to manipulate Google search rankings for certain keywords in order to make someone or something less appealing. Santorum’s [...]
Vice President Joe Biden will headline the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner, the Democrats announced today.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) poll numbers appear to be slipping, even before any of his declared opponents have built up name recognition.
Iowa Republicans outlined a fairly modest health insurance reform plan at a press conference today. Briefly, here are the high points: They would create some sort of online hub of information for consumers to find information about insurance plans, they would prevent insurance companies from dropping coverage due to preexisting conditions if a customer switches [...]
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