Todd Dorman

Last summer, at a Cleveland brewery where Grand Old Pilsner was a featured pint, I asked Iowa House Speaker Linda …

Spurred by the thorns of a Wild Rose, Steve Gray and his local investor group are back in the casino …

Since the Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling last month denting up the Des Moines Water Works’ legal fight to …

Forget nixing Daylight Saving Time. Maybe lawmakers should be contemplating quitting time. The Globe-Gazette in Mason City, one of the …

Well, it’s certainly been an interesting couple of weeks. The new administration is up and running and banning and firing. …

So let’s check in on ‘Survivor Island,” also known as Linn County government. It was county Supervisor Brent Oleson who …

So the list of folks who might want to be the next mayor of Cedar Rapids is shrinking. Tyler Olson, …

Last weekend, Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden took to these pages with a lengthy response to the Iowa Justice …

At the risk of looking snooty, Cedar Rapids is turning up its nose at ‘snout houses.” So-called snout houses are …

Big protests are about to grab national attention, but a much smaller demonstration is sparking a stir in Marion. Last …

As a state senator, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, voted to put the Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund …

It’s shaping up to be a lousy legislative session for Iowa’s local governments. But it’s not like local officials aren’t …

Terry Branstad says he wants smaller, smarter state government. And his final Condition of the State address certainly was smallish. …

For folks who care about water quality, Monday’s Statehouse speechifying was on the dry side. Among top leaders who gave …

I must admit I’m with the ‘stache on this one. ‘Considering the difficult budget decisions we’re faced with this year, …