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Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2025 5:15 am23h ago
It’s a damn shame that Iowans can’t eat tax cuts. It’s massive tax cuts at the federal level that led …
Staff Columnists Nov. 2, 2025 5:00 am3d ago
Iowa Republicans seem convinced of their political invincibility. It happens when you hold all the cards for so long. You …
Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2025 6:25 am7d ago
Republicans must be in big trouble. Otherwise, why would they awarding me their coveted “Golden Gavel?” “ You’re an absolute …
Staff Columnists Oct. 26, 2025 5:00 am10d ago
At long last, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Iowa Doge Task Force has spoken. You may recall Reynolds appointed the task force …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2025 5:15 am14d ago
So, Iowa’s state general fund revenues will drop by $805 million during the current Fiscal Year 2026 compared to Fiscal …
Staff Columnists Oct. 19, 2025 5:00 am17d ago
Like so many bad government decisions, the closing of the State Historical Society of Iowa’s facility in Iowa City is …
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2025 6:53 am21d ago
A Republican member of Congress from the Midwest was berated by angry voters during a town hall. So, the representative …
Staff Columnists Oct. 12, 2025 5:00 am24d ago
The superintendent search firm game has always seemed shady. In 2015, Cedar Rapids was looking to replace Superintendent Dave Benson …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2025 7:45 am28d ago
This Republican primary for governor is going to be a real hoot. On Saturday we heard from GOP hopeful Adam …
Staff Columnists Oct. 5, 2025 5:00 am31d ago
A noted American philosopher once posed an important question that cuts to the heart of our current political era. “Why …
Staff Columnists Sep. 28, 2025 5:00 am38d ago
If President Donald Trump and his pals controlled the flashlight industry, they would ban batteries. They heard someplace that democracy …
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2025 5:15 am42d ago
Maybe, while you contemplated America’s slide into authoritarianism, you missed the news that Republican Rod Blum is back. When last …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2025 5:00 am45d ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for the U.S. Senate, made an astounding claim this past week about …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2025 9:45 am49d ago
As the shock of Charlie Kirk’s assassination still hung in the air last week, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks floated an …
Staff Columnists Sep. 15, 2025 7:27 am51d ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a noted brain worm survivor, has released more than 120 recommendations from his Make America Healthy Again commission. That’s MAHA, for short.

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