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James Q. Lynch
I’ve been covering Iowa news for more than four decades. As the politics and state government reporter for The Gazette since 2000, I’ve covered the Iowa Legislature and state politics, as well as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. I also host reporters from around the state in a weekly discussion of political developments on the On Iowa Politics podcast. I’m a regular panelist on Iowa Public Television’s weekly “Iowa Press” public affairs program and an enthusiastic participant in The Gazette’s Pints and Politics discussion of, what else, politics.
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Latest Articles by James Q. Lynch
Government & Politics May. 23, 2018 9:40 pm2673d ago
With less than two weeks until the June 5 Democratic primary election for governor, candidate Nate Boulton became embroiled in …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2018 3:16 pm2674d ago
With the Farm Bill set to expire Sept. 30, Sen. Chuck Grassley is ready to hit the panic button. Again. …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2018 1:42 pm2674d ago
Marathon Petroleum, which earlier this year reported revenues of nearly $19 billion, is a ‘far cry from hardship,” Sen. Chuck …
Government & Politics May. 22, 2018 11:42 am2675d ago
IOWA CITY – Politics may be more art than science, but Andy McGuire thinks her scientific and medical experience is …
Government & Politics May. 22, 2018 11:41 am2675d ago
Iowa 1st District Democratic congressional hopeful state Rep. Abby Finkenauer has scored another labor union endorsement. This one is from …
Government & Politics May. 20, 2018 6:30 am2677d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — They agree on the big stuff: Health care is a right and Medicare should be expanded; a …
Government & Politics May. 19, 2018 5:27 pm2677d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – With just over two weeks left before the June 5 primary election, four Iowa 1st District congressional …
Government & Politics May. 17, 2018 8:55 pm2679d ago
IOWA CITY – As a young African-American woman running for statewide office in Iowa, ‘there’s definitely not a playbook,” Democratic …
Government & Politics May. 17, 2018 1:12 pm2680d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The early speculation about the June 5 primary election was that there might be no winner in …
Government & Politics Aug. 15, 2022 11:55 am1129d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds defended changes in Iowa utility regulations she signed into law last week as a compromise …
Government & Politics May. 8, 2018 3:34 pm2688d ago
DES MOINES – A new poll of Iowa Democrats suggests the party will choose a nominee in the June 5 …
Government & Politics May. 5, 2018 8:00 pm2691d ago
DES MOINES — Iowans would be in line to receive the largest income tax cut in state history under a …
Government & Politics Jan. 5, 2022 9:37 am1351d ago
DES MOINES — Conservative Republicans jubilantly put their final stamp Saturday on a two-year run at the Statehouse that will …
Government & Politics May. 5, 2018 7:22 pm2691d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith is old enough to remember a poster of President Richard Nixon …
Government & Politics May. 5, 2018 9:01 am2692d ago
DES MOINES — Republicans who run the Iowa Legislature hope to cap off another landmark year Saturday with a $2.86 …