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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 Nov. 27, 2019 10:04 am2113d ago
We’re hearing a lot of scary cries of ‘socialism!” in 2019 from the politicians on the right as they assail …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2019 1:22 pm2120d ago
When Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady strode into the Iowa House chamber in January 2011, it was no …
Staff Columnists Nov. 18, 2019 9:22 am2122d ago
So there’s a multimillion dollar national conservative Super PAC headquartered in Marion. It’s in an ordinary house on the north …
Staff Columnists Nov. 11, 2019 2:01 pm2129d ago
That U.S. House impeachment inquiry commences with real live public testimony this week. And the whole sordid, televised saga may …
Staff Columnists Nov. 7, 2019 7:00 am2134d ago
Depending on which poll you believe, Joe Biden’s is either spinning his wheels or sliding toward the ditch in Iowa. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 4, 2019 9:14 am2136d ago
The Legislature’s Tax Credit Review Committee met at long last. And from the beginning, its mission was clear. ‘I guess …
Staff Columnists Nov. 1, 2019 10:15 am2139d ago
Many groups have called for raising the state sales tax to fill Iowa’s Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 25, 2019 8:30 am2146d ago
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet isn’t going to be president. He’s a thoughtful guy with some good ideas, but at a …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2019 11:20 am2149d ago
If you’ve been on the edge of your seat wondering what wondrous, shiny new thing will be built at ‘First …
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2019 12:26 pm2156d ago
Leaves are changing. There’s a chill in the air. It must be hinting season in Iowa. Don’t reach for a …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2019 10:42 am2163d ago
So your columnist must now, on the record, admit to being guilty of ‘aspirational recycling.” What was I thinking? I’ll …
Staff Columnists Oct. 3, 2019 4:21 pm2168d ago
So word comes this week that Iowa ran up a $298 million budget surplus in Fiscal Year 2019, which was …
Staff Columnists Sep. 30, 2019 11:53 am2171d ago
A downside of running for president as mayor of South Bend, Ind., is that it makes many of us wonder …
Staff Columnists Sep. 26, 2019 11:46 am2175d ago
Iowa Republicans, as you might imagine, did not react favorably to news that Democrats who run the U.S. House are …
Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2019 11:10 am2178d ago
Soon, we may not have the dreaded Obama WOTUS to kick around anymore. And its public enemies, led by U.S. …