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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 Oct. 22, 2025 5:15 am63d 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 am66d 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 am69d 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 am73d 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 am76d 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 am80d 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 am87d 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 am91d 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 am94d 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 am97d 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 am99d 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.
Staff Columnists Sep. 10, 2025 5:15 am105d ago
There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
Staff Columnists Sep. 7, 2025 5:00 am108d ago
In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
Staff Columnists Aug. 31, 2025 5:00 am115d ago
For a brief, shining moment, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in to protect Iowa’s polluted waterways. It did so against …
Staff Columnists Aug. 27, 2025 7:29 am118d ago
First, we’ll need to stipulate a few things.

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