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Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2025 11:31 am18h ago
For a very long time, conservatives have been accusing academia of making universities liberal bubbles. They assailed rigid speech rules, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2025 6:25 am4d ago
Iowa’s attorney general is again leading a red-state posse to stop the IRS and a dastardly rule covering donations to …
Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2025 5:00 am8d ago
Our world would be a better place if Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst had followed her instincts, steeled her spine …
Staff Columnists Dec. 3, 2025 6:14 am11d ago
So, you were expecting the secretary of agriculture race in Iowa to be a robust, substantive and thoughtful debate over …
Staff Columnists Nov. 30, 2025 7:45 am14d ago
Don’t look now, but December is upon us. That means only 27 shopping days until Iowa Statehood Day. Iowa became …
Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2025 7:12 am20d ago
It is so richly ironic. In the spring of 2023, two Republican state lawmakers, Sen. Dan Zumbach, R-Ryan, and Sen. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2025 6:19 am25d ago
You really couldn’t blame them if the theme of next year’s Iowa Climate Statement is “We’re Screwed. Good luck.” Dozens …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2025 11:59 am27d ago
Congress is dysfunctional, but the nanny state is alive and well. We found that out as lawmakers pushed through legislation …
Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2025 6:59 am32d ago
Maybe you heard the one about the gilded autocrat who was in charge during his nation’s 250th anniversary of independence …
Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2025 5:00 am36d ago
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, freshly announced Republican candidate for governor, is out traveling the state, hunting for votes. He wants …
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2025 5:15 am40d ago
It’s a damn shame that Iowans can’t eat tax cuts. It’s massive tax cuts at the federal level that led …
Staff Columnists Nov. 2, 2025 5:00 am43d ago
Iowa Republicans seem convinced of their political invincibility. It happens when you hold all the cards for so long. You …
Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2025 6:25 am46d ago
Republicans must be in big trouble. Otherwise, why would they awarding me their coveted “Golden Gavel?” “ You’re an absolute …
Staff Columnists Oct. 26, 2025 5:00 am50d ago
At long last, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Iowa Doge Task Force has spoken. You may recall Reynolds appointed the task force …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2025 5:15 am54d ago
So, Iowa’s state general fund revenues will drop by $805 million during the current Fiscal Year 2026 compared to Fiscal …

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