Todd Dorman

Legislative Republicans pushing hard to change the way Iowa selects its judges claim to want ‘fairness,” ‘balance” and ‘accountability.” But …

‘Snow day” was once so charming and nostalgic. As someone who grew up on the frozen tundra of Northern Iowa, …

One of these days, a legislative majority driven by rigid ideology, its outraged partisan base or the largesse of its …

Gov. Kim Reynolds says all’s ‘quiet” on the water quality front so far this legislative session. But maybe that’s because …

As U.S. Rep. Steve King roasted over the flames of public condemnation this past week for the latest un-hooding of …

There’s going to be a lot of talk at the Statehouse during the 2019 session about building the state’s workforce, …

Kids send their wish lists to Santa. The City of Cedar Rapids sends its list to the Iowa Legislature. Setting …

Republicans who will be running the Legislature next week tossed us a few more breadcrumbs over the holidays as to …

Just days ago, state and local officials converged on a dead-end road in southwest Cedar Rapids where they found the …

Christmas is just days away, meaning we’ve been hearing holiday music for about eight weeks now. When I get tired …

In the great Iowa guess-off to determine what exactly Republicans will do next with their Statehouse trifecta, messing with the …

We heard rumblings this past week about finally filling Iowa’s empty Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust fund. But can …

Last month Floridians voted overwhelmingly to restore voting rights for most felons who serve their sentences. In Iowa, one of …

Normally, I scoff at piles of publications and endless websites ranking cities and states as the best this or the …

Cedar Rapids leaders formally landed federal funding Tuesday for the city’s celebrated flood control system. And boy do I mean …