Todd Dorman

So I scored an interview with the Gulf of Mexico. I walked down to the edge of the water, gentle surf splashing over my bare feet. A fever of stingrays glided by close to shore. I told the gulf I had some questions.

Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart tried his hand at improv, playing an angry candidate.

President Joe Biden is sending Cedar Rapids $28 million as part of the American Rescue Plan. It’s a big chunk of change. So naturally a lot of folks have ideas on how best to spend it in a city not only hit with a pandemic but also that derecho you might have heard about.

There’s a strong culture of denial in this state which feeds a lot of ridiculous pushback when people are critical of agriculture.

Our Red State Trailblazer wants national exposure, so that means pursuing a national agenda.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a large

For the July 4 holiday, a little Constitutional satire

Most agreed the state is heading in the wrong direction

If the state of Iowa refuses to protect our water, who you gonna call?

This month

State Rep. Ras Smith, D-Waterloo, has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. On Tuesday I asked him a question that’s on the minds of a lot of Democrats as they’ve watched our once purple swing state turn bright Republican red.

Ideally, Government Oversight Committees oversee and investigate government decision making, especially by executive branch agencies. Maybe you’ve heard of checks and balances.

Our red-state, trailblazing governor claimed yet another cookie-cutter national culture war trophy this week.

For one, we need a governor who doesn’t choose campaigning over governing at a critical moment.

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