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Cain ad makes false claims, EPA says

By | 11.14.11 | 4:25 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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A television ad from Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, running statewide on radio and the FOX News Channel, erroneously claims the Environmental Protection Agency wants to regulate methane from cattle and dust from farming activities.

Bachmann: Socialism, unions to blame for Michigan’s economy

By | 11.10.11 | 4:07 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Michele Bachmann campaigns in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Photo: Virginia Chamlee/The Florida Independent)

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says Michigan’s economic woes are rooted in socialist policies, and she blames labor unions, taxes and regulations for the tough economic climate in the state.

Cain campaign turning its attention to Iowa ground game

By | 11.03.11 | 12:25 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Two initiatives were launched Thursday morning by a somewhat beleaguered but still popular Cain campaign that are intended to either speak directly to Iowa caucusgoers or provide a foundation for a better ground game in the Hawkeye State.

At Faith and Freedom Coalition, GOP candidates go after EPA

By | 10.24.11 | 1:44 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Republican presidential hopefuls attacked the Environmental Protection Agency during a social conservative event in Iowa over the weekend, and said the United States should allow for more production of energy domestically, have fewer regulations and end a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.

Gingrich banking on Iowa win to become front-runner

By | 09.30.11 | 5:16 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

AMES — Former U.S. House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says Iowa is vital to his campaign, and thinks if he does well in the state he’ll earn the right to challenge President Barack Obama.

Gingrich told a crowd of about 100 people at Iowa State More…

GAO report leads Harkin to call drug safety inspection system ‘inadequate’

By | 09.15.11 | 1:06 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Image by: Matt MahurinA new report from the Government Accountability Office outlines the safety concerns connected with U.S. government oversight of foreign medications and medicinal components. It’s a situation that U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, says Congress needs to address.

Martinez administration may turn back energy efficiency standards

By | 05.17.11 | 11:14 am | More from The New Mexico Independent

Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration is looking to roll back energy efficiency standards for construction. The Martinez administration says this is to “send a message that we are open for business.”

Martinez appointee Regulation and Licensing Department Superintendent J. Dee Dennis Jr. told the Albuquerque Journal, “This is not driven More…

New Mexico plays musical chairs with regulatory posts, worries industry and environmental groups

By | 05.13.11 | 4:19 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Shuffling four state officials to different departments is concerning industry and environmental groups, the Associated Press reported Friday. The job changes involve the heads of the water management division and air quality and hazardous waste bureaus.

Part of Gov. Susana Martinez’s campaign platform was deregulation.

The AP reported that Martinez More…

More Proof That Alan Greenspan Was Wrong: Anti-Predatory Laws Slowed Foreclosures

By | 10.06.09 | 9:14 am

A new study out today from the University of North Carolina Center for Community Capital provides more evidence that deregulatory zealots have a lot to answer for when it comes to the mortgage crisis: State anti-predatory laws actually worked, slowing down foreclosures.

But, alas, the state protections were overruled More…

Help* for Geithner on the Way

By | 05.12.09 | 11:30 am

With so many bailouts, anti-foreclosure plans and recession-mitigation strategies coming out of the Treasury Department in recent months, it’s easy to forget that Secretary Tim Geithner has been working all along without a right-hand man.

The Senate Finance Committee took a step to remedy that this morning, approving the nomination More…