Todd Dorman

Backers of extending the local-option sales tax in Cedar Rapids for street projects released some rosy poll results today. The …

During the 2010 election, there were a couple of big themes that helped Gov. Terry Branstad win a fifth term. …

We shouldn’t be afraid to pop the hood on the city’s “preferred” flood protection plan. It’s been almost five years …

The governor’s Tahoe has once again become entangled in velocity-based malfeasance. The Gazette’s Erin Jordan has details: Hey, at least …

Popular Science is shutting down online comments. Why? Because vitriol piled below an article skews the way readers perceive what’s …

Perhaps the endless fight between Linn County supervisors and county Auditor Joel Miller has driven you to drink. If so, …

Call it the Battle of New Orleans II, but much further north. Two New Orleans-based consulting groups have very different …

Politics turns our brains into mush. And that’s science. OK, it’s a little more nuanced than that. Consider a study …

City leaders have to do the tough work of making the trains run, figuring out how to pay for stuff, …

To swipe a phrase from David Yepsen, we’re having a week of “great mentions and trial balloons.” According to a …

So state Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines, formally joined the 2014 race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination Monday. Curiously, he …

Hey, there’s a nice minefield. I think I’ll stroll right in. A couple of weeks back, there was a rally …

On Tuesday, the Cedar Rapids school district’s bid to raise local taxes to pay for building maintenance took it on …

Prepare for nudges, but not necessarily nannies. Monday was the kickoff of Cedar Rapids’ Blue Zones Project, named by author …

Already having heard plenty from the pessimists, Mayor Ron Corbett took his case first to the Optimists. “Great turnout today,” …