Todd Dorman

Maybe we should turn Iowa’s ‘virtual caucus” conundrum over to some elementary school kids. They’d likely know, instinctively, that making …

Maybe you figured you’d never see a group of Iowa elected officials vote to mandate a farm conservation practice. Actually …

Gov. Kim Reynolds says President Donald Trump is an ‘advocate for farmers.” Sort of like a corn borer is an …

Hey, kids, if you’re late to math class this week, tell the teacher you’re just practicing to be an Iowa …

So more than 1.1 million people attended the Iowa State Fair, and I’ve heard roughly a third were running for …

Maybe you saw my column last week about Amber Oldfield, the state-licensed animal rehabilitator who has been told by the …

Political donors’ names should be made public. This really shouldn’t be up for debate but, like so many of our …

Let’s talk about ‘community benefit.” When a developer comes to Cedar Rapids with an eye-catching project – mixed uses, housing, …

One-hundred years ago this fall, Cedar Rapids stole the county seat from Marion. Or maybe it won it, fair and …

In July, interest groups and organizations filed reports on how much they spent on lobbying at the Statehouse. They may …

At an event at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, a …

Well, at least we now know what ‘over time” means. Those are words you’ll find in Senate File 512, the …

If former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had just appreciated the wisdom of insulating some sensitive state jobs from the ever …

Iowa’s model, nonpartisan redistricting process is as safe as kittens. Sleep easy. We weren’t quite sure after the U.S. Supreme …

When news came Tuesday of Ross Perot’s death at age 89, among the first things that sprang to mind was …