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.
In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Iowa House passed a one-year transportation department budget, joining with Democrats in the Senate that passed the bill earlier in the day. It now heads to Gov. Terry Branstad, who has repeatedly said he will veto any budget that doesn’t span two years.
Senate Democrats vowed Monday to pass a one-year budget, despite a promise from Gov. Terry Branstad to veto it if they do.
Science is still unclear how much humans contribute to global climate change, but the consensus seems to be “it’s a modest amount,” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday in an interview with WHO-AM’s Jan Mickelson.
IowaPolitics.com, a subscriber-based service for political news in the Hawkeye State, has been acquired by the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, a conservative nonprofit based in North Dakota and Virginia.
Three new members of the Iowa Supreme Court joined with the four remaining justices Thursday to re-elect Mark Cady as chief justice.
The Legislative Services Agency released the first proposal for new congressional and legislative district Thursday morning, and Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Latham and Steve King are both in the new fourth district. Democratic U.S. Reps. Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack are now both in the new first district, leaving only Democrat Leonard Boswell in the third district, which now stretches to Iowa’s western border.
Legislation that could could pave the way for construction of a new nuclear power plant in Iowa will go before the state Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, just two days after a consumer research group called the idea “not worth the risk.”
Christians should remain skeptical of Gov. Terry Branstad because of his association with veteran political strategist Doug Gross, former radio personality Steve Deace said on his daily video blog Tuesday.
Legislation that would cap interest rates on payday loans at 36 percent is unlikely to become law in Iowa this legislative session. But a coalition of groups advocating for the bill hope Senate Democrats, who have a majority in their chamber, will pass the bill before the next funnel deadline in order to keep it alive for next year.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told the Louisville Courier-Journal Thursday that he is interested in seeking his party’s presidential nomination, but he would only run if his father, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) decides to sit the campaign out.
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