Todd Dorman

Here is Gazette Statehouse Bureau guru Rod Boshart’s exhaustive did and didn’t list for the 2011 session. Enjoy. DID Shrink …

Hey Iowans, light up a totally legal sparkler, the Iowa Legislature has finally adjourned. I heard it myself live on …

The Cedar Rapids Stormwater Commission was not on my radar, I admit. But it is now. And that’s because it’s …

So the morning papers and various digital gizmos carry word of a grand compromise between Gov. Terry Branstad and Cedar Rapids …

There are many varieties of political gaffes. I enjoy the ones that are simply moments when a campaign’s painstakingly constructed …

So, Mr. President, I understand you’re coming to Davenport today to talk about manufacturing. Welcome back. And hey, as long as …

WATERLOO – I’ve been hearing for years about Michele Bachmann, the flame-throwing congresswoman from Minnesota, the sharp-tongued shrillinator from Stillwater. …

Did anyone else watch “Iowa’s Marriage Battleground” on IPTV this week? It aired Tuesday night and last night. I assume …

There’s been some talk around town this week about what to do with the Sinclair site. Rick Smith’s story on …

Gov. Terry Branstad’s staff says he has no plans for a state government shutdown, because there won’t be one. I …

Politico’s Roger Simon writes today about a new survey on incivility in America. It’s interesting stuff, so I recommend reading the whole piece. …

Sunday’s print column Maybe you heard about the new federal sunscreen rules coming out next year. They’ve received lots of …

Gov. Terry Branstad’s office was expected to release some plans today for what our state’s government would do if TB and …

Ethanol’s federal tax break and protective tarrif took a strong, though symbollic, haymaker in the U.S. Senate this afternoon. From the …

Iowa lawmakers who may be dreaming of using Iowa’s budget balances for big tax cuts or new spending in the …