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.
One of the Iowa egg producers that voluntarily recalled millions of shell eggs in the wake of a Salmonella outbreak has been given permission by the government to resume shipping shell eggs to the table market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a letter to Hillandale Farms that authorizes the company to resume shipping [...]
A web video produced by a member of a controversial Sioux City church is arguing that because the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage last year, the next logical step ill be legalizing incest.
Much of Iowa’s power could be generated by agricultural, according to a new report, and possibly without directly impacting the nation’s food supply. A report released Friday by Plains Justice, an environmental advocacy group, indicates that much of the coal currently burned in Iowa power plants and industrial boilers could be replaced with agriculture products [...]
AMES — If elected to a second term, giving local governments a voice in deciding whether large-scale animal confinement operations can be built in their areas will be a priority, Gov. Chet Culver said Friday at a town hall forum hosted by KASI-AM. When asked about his biggest regrets from his four years in office, [...]
Interesting new development in the shadowy world of 501(c)4 spending. Forbes is reporting that a Los Angeles tax lawyer is advising clients that their contributions to 501(c)4 groups, like Des Moines-based American Future Fund, could be subject to a weighty 35 percent “federal gift tax.”
A comment from Republican gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad that Iowa’s water quality has improved is incorrect and ignores serious problems with the state’s waterways, members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement said Thursday. The Storm Lake Times’ Art Cullen: “[State Auditor David] Vaudt has been so busy campaigning around the state with fellow Republican Terry [...]
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Terry Branstad reversed course Thursday on his opposition to undocumented immigrant children attending public schools during a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board, saying if elected he will do nothing to change the current law. During an interview with WHO-AM’s Jan Mickelson this summer, Branstad was asked his opinion of [...]
With a pastor in Sioux City openly challenging tax law that bans tax-exempt organizations, including churches, from intervening in elections in support of or opposition to any candidate, two Minnesota pastors announced this week that they will endorse political candidates from the pulpit on Sunday. Cornerstone World Outreach in Sioux City is encouraging pastors around [...]
Thursday, the website Real Clear Politics (RCP) changed the 3rd District congressional race from leaning toward Democratic U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell to a “toss up” between him and Republican challenger Brad Zaun. This news comes just days after a poll commissioned by the Boswell campaign showed the congressman up 9 percentage points among likely voters. [...]
Less than a week after his Virginia tea party straw poll victory, Republican supporters have launched a “Draft Chris Christie for President” website. The freshmen governor from New Jersey has been reluctant to show interest in running for the higher office, but his popularity nationally has continued to grow (he was just in Iowa campaigning [...]
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