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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 Feb. 26, 2023 6:00 am926d ago
There’s a lot of pleasure to be found in the nearly 1,600-page state government reorganization bill, and most of it …
Staff Columnists Feb. 23, 2023 5:22 pm928d ago
Iowa is a state that can’t say no to the ethanol industry. And that leaves some Republican lawmakers in a …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2023 6:00 am933d ago
Under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, it’s all about protecting the children. That’s why Republicans approved spending billions of dollars …
Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2023 6:03 am936d ago
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has been wielding the current powers of her office for just more than a month, …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2023 8:08 am937d ago
If Gov. Kim Reynolds gets her way, and she usually does, Iowa’s personal income taxes will be eliminated by the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2023 6:00 am940d ago
We’ve heard plenty from Republican politicians assailing Linn-Mar’s support policies for transgender students and pursuing legislation to make them illegal. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 9, 2023 6:00 am943d ago
Your Iowa House Government Oversight Committee met on Monday evening. This was a rare and auspicious happening under the Golden …
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2023 6:00 am947d ago
We just got done handing billions of state dollars over the next decade to Iowa families who want to send …
Staff Columnists Feb. 3, 2023 8:56 am948d ago
Our governor is a real joiner. Last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds joined five states filing a lawsuit challenging the Biden …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2023 6:00 am954d ago
We’re often told we’re just one more big tax cut away from becoming an tax utopia
Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2023 1:57 pm956d ago
A lot of arguments were made during Monday night’s debates over providing nearly $900 million worth of state-funded Education Savings …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2023 6:00 am961d ago
Lawmakers would turn trusted teachers into informants.
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2023 6:00 am964d ago
Lavish benefits on our friends and screw Iowans we don’t care about.
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2023 6:00 am968d ago
Rural Iowans have gone all-in on Republican leadership.
Staff Columnists Jan. 11, 2023 5:09 pm971d ago
But, sure, it’s not us versus them.