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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 Apr. 24, 2018 9:14 pm2702d ago
DES MOINES – If it’s true that close counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and dancing, then there is progress in …
Government & Politics Apr. 24, 2018 12:22 pm2703d ago
Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack is rejecting criticism from a leading advocate for the impeachment of Donald Trump that the …
Government & Politics Apr. 23, 2018 10:27 pm2703d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House once again has unanimously approved legislation providing oversight of Medicaid managed care to deal …
Government & Politics Apr. 22, 2018 6:30 am2705d ago
DES MOINES — Nearly a century-and-a-half of Eastern Iowa legislative experience will walk out of the Statehouse doors when the …
Government & Politics Apr. 22, 2018 6:00 am2705d ago
DES MOINES – The good news for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds six months before the 2018 general election is that …
Government & Politics Apr. 21, 2018 5:56 pm2705d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Eight candidates hoping to the next governor of Iowa played nice with each other Saturday morning, preferring …
Government & Politics Apr. 20, 2018 1:36 pm2707d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic state Sen. Nate Boulton has won the backing of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO in …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2018 10:05 pm2708d ago
DES MOINES – An otherwise low-key legislative hearing turned red-hot when a pharmacist and a pharmacy benefits manager squared off …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2018 8:23 pm2709d ago
DES MOINES – Negotiations to reach a compromise on tax cut and budget differences intensified Tuesday as Senate Republicans issued …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2018 9:28 am2710d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic and Libertarian candidates for governor will discuss issues facing the state during a League of Women …
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2018 7:43 pm2710d ago
DES MOINES – On the 99th day of a scheduled 100-day legislative session, the House Appropriations Committee on Monday released …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2018 10:31 am2710d ago
DES MOINES — Proposed Republican tax cut plans would have major impacts but not necessarily to the benefit of all …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2018 7:43 pm2714d ago
DES MOINES – Senate Republicans unveiled a new plan Thursday to cut Iowans’ individual state income taxes by 8 percent …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2018 4:58 pm2714d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats are always interested in smart tax policy, according to the lead Democrat on the Iowa House …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2018 7:03 pm2714d ago
DES MOINES – On the 57th anniversary of the first manned space flight, the Iowa House and Senate honored Iowa …