Todd Dorman

Last Sunday, I asked readers to reflect on what makes them proud to live around these parts. I was following …

So this week Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Jacobs became the latest Iowa candidate/politician to visit all of the state’s …

Steve Gray says he’s not “throwing in the towel,” but the Cedar Crossing Casino he and other investors want to …

A lot of folks from Iowa’s frozen tundra winter in Arizona. Too bad some of them didn’t tell legislators in …

So we’ve arrived at the end of the Legislature’s “Funnel Week.” And if you’re a normal, well-adjusted person with a …

Linn County supervisors want you to know that they are emphatically opposed to “bare bones.” “I don’t want bare bones,” …

Today, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett officially proclaimed an end to the “The City of Five Smells.” It’s still very …

In an election year, our Legislature often comes up short in the cooler-heads department. And yet, amid all the partisan …

It’s high time to spend a few minutes talking about minutes. By minutes, I mean the variety taken at public …

When I was a kid, we had fewer than 500 TV channels. Gasp, I know. So I watched a lot …

So the Iowa House has swiftly moved to protect kids from e-cigarettes. The bill, House File 2109, prohibits the sale …

I’m sure the pitched partisan battle over voting in Iowa makes perfect sense to pitched partisans. To me, it smacks …

Thanks to state Sen. Mark Chelgren, we can all take a brief mental trip to July. You remember July. Wind …

Iowa governors have a lot of power. Vetoes and line-item vetoes, appointments and transfer authority, across-the-board budget axing, executive ordering, …

So the Republicans who run your Iowa House say they won’t approve public school funding for the 2015-2016 school year, …