Todd Dorman

Iowa’s race for governor, May Day! May Day! Praising Arizona— Republican candidate for Gov. Bob Vander Plaats is a big …

This greeted me in my in-box this morning. From Iowans for Tax Relief: I-JOBS Contract With Frew Nations Group Needs Review …

Iowa City West’s Bob Brown (right) goes up against Iowa City High’s Will Benson during the first half of their …

My mom, Uralee Dorman, died last Thursday after surgery to repair a weak, damaged heart. She was 76. It was …

My mother, Uralee Dorman, 76, died Thursday evening after high-risk surgery to repair her heart. We had fears going in, …

My blogging schedule has been pretty uneven this week. My mom is in the hospital, so I’ve been away for …

Gov. Chet Culver’s chief of staff, John Frew is leaving the Statehouse to take over management of Cedar Rapids’ planned events center …

So would I walk across the street to cover a Tea Party rally? Turns out I would. The Cedar Rapids …

The lightning rod has left the building. It was inevitable, I suppose. Cedar Rapids City Manager Jim Prosser’s days were …

Governors and would-be governors love to wow us with ludicrous job-creation claims. “Part of it is they just don’t know …

So the Cedar Rapids City Council will vote on a resolution Tuesday permitting the city to sell $17 million in urban revitalization …

Too bad candidates never chuck the rules and debate without a net. Candidates for governor Terry Branstad, Rod Roberts and …

The Cedar Rapids City Council now owns the city’s flood recovery effort. We won’t have Jim Prosser and those infamous …

Republican candidate for governor Terry Branstad unveiled an economic growth plan Monday. Rival Bob Vander Plaats is out today with …

Maybe Mayor Ron Corbett wasn’t committing a fib of ambition. Last year, while the Republican former House speaker was running …