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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. 14, 2023 8:08 am1102d 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 am1104d 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 am1107d 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 am1111d 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 am1113d 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 am1118d 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 pm1121d 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 am1125d ago
Lawmakers would turn trusted teachers into informants.
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2023 6:00 am1128d ago
Lavish benefits on our friends and screw Iowans we don’t care about.
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2023 6:00 am1132d ago
Rural Iowans have gone all-in on Republican leadership.
Staff Columnists Jan. 11, 2023 5:09 pm1135d ago
But, sure, it’s not us versus them.
Staff Columnists Jan. 8, 2023 6:00 am1139d ago
Surely they can explain and defend their plans
Guest Columnists Dec. 30, 2022 6:00 am1148d ago
Heading into 2023, Willis Dady Homeless Services recognizes that there is no lack of challenges for the social service agencies …
Staff Columnists Dec. 25, 2022 6:00 am1153d ago
Christmas 1983 had promise. It was the year your columnist was 13 and Santa was about to launch him into …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2022 6:00 am1156d ago
On Monday, the Jan. 6 committee made criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending charges against former president Donald Trump …


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