Todd Dorman

From O. Kay Henderson at Radio Iowa: Governor Chet Culver says there will be “significant layoffs” in the state government …

Read his lips, no new taxes. Everybody whose anybody carries news this morning of Gov. Chet Culver’s FY 2010 budget …

Bob Vander Plaats announced today that he’s exploring a third run for Iowa governor. He lost in a three-way primary in …

Some state lawmakers are making noise about repealing Iowa’s 2002 law designating English as the official language of government business. You …

Yesterday, regular reader and statesman Zach had this to say about my latest posting in the never-ending Westdale Mall saga: TEAR IT …

The Gazette tops its front page this morning with news that Iowa lawmakers are seriously considering a gas tax hike of …

Republican legislative leaders say, fine, lease out the lottery. But instead of dealing with private interests, why not lease it …

So President Obama is ordering the closure of Gitmo, raising questions about where detainees will be housed. And the Linn …

Weather folk say it’s going to get above freezing today. But is a tank top business casual? Here’s a question …

Here’s what Iowans for Tax Relief announced this afternoon at its 1:30 p.m. news conference: Iowans for Tax Relief supports …

Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson has an interesting post on her blog exploring why Iowans for Tax Relief scheduled at …

Had enough inaugural pomp to fill your circumstance? I know I have. So what else is going on? Glad I …

News from governors past and present. It’s official, former Gov. Tom Vilsack is your new U.S. secretary of agriculture. From …

More first grade wisdom, reported by my wife, our Indian Creek Elementary School correspondent. My daughter’s class wrote “I have a …

State Sen. Mary Lundby was among the first prominent Iowa politicians with the guts to back Fred Grandy’s insurgent run for the …