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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.
President Barack Obama’s reception in the Hawkeye State has been a mixed bag, as the President travels across rural Iowa announcing different business-related growth initiatives specific to the state’s rural and farming communities.
When Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul took first and second, respectively, on Saturday, they weren’t the only victors; Iowa’s tea party movement mobilized to bring their voices on issues to the forefront.
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will meet with high school students from across the state at the Iowa State Fair — a continuation of the state’s earlier Education Summit — to ask the students what they want from a world class education.
Republicans are sending a “thanks, but no thanks” message to their Democratic counterparts who wanted a special session to over-ride a line-item veto by Gov. Terry Branstad and save 36 Iowa Workforce Development offices from closure.
The tents have been taken down, the red, white and blue technicolor buses have pulled out of Ames and candidates have left either victorious or licking proverbial wounds.
Mitt Romney has released an ad featuring his time at the Iowa State Fair “to see some old friends.”
AMES — Not surprisingly, charismatic Michele Bachmann took top prize at the 2011 Ames Straw Poll with 4,823 votes.
Other White House contenders are all talk, GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said today during the Ames Straw Poll. The former Governor of Minnesota said while his opponents “will say, ‘I’m the one who will cut government spending, they’ll say, ‘I’m the one who will do health care reform the right way,’ and so on, [...]
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) received thunderous, welcoming applause as she took the stage at the Ames Straw Poll today, sticking to her oft-used chant of making “(President) Barack Obama a one term president” and reiterating her strong anti-abortion, pro-traditional marriage stances. “Family is foundational unit of this country,” Bachmann said. “We will never be ashamed [...]
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) received multiple standing ovations today as he stood for anti-abortion rights, less government regulation, and finally, declared emphatically “it’s time to bring the troops home.” Paul, a physician, said Americans “have lost our enthusiasm for freedom. We’re flat out broke. Bring (the troops) home and let them help protect our [...]
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