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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. 11, 2018 9:50 pm2805d ago
DES MOINES – House Republicans rolled out a plan Wednesday to cut Iowans’ income taxes by $139 million next year …
Government & Politics Apr. 11, 2018 6:52 pm2805d ago
DES MOINES – Seeking to address a 250-day backlog in rape kit testing and the need to upgrade technology in …
Government & Politics Apr. 11, 2018 5:39 pm2805d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation allowing Iowa farmers to raise industrial hemp cleared a House Ways and Means subcommittee on Wednesday …
Government & Politics Feb. 2, 2022 8:45 am1412d ago
DES MOINES – Democrat Cathy Glasson bills herself as the ‘bold progressive” in the race for her party’s nomination for …
Government & Politics Apr. 10, 2018 9:29 pm2806d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House approved a 20-year extension of a 1 percent sales tax that will provide more …
Government & Politics Apr. 10, 2018 3:13 pm2806d ago
DES MOINES – Students would not have to pay Iowa sales tax on college and university textbooks under a bill …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2018 8:53 pm2807d ago
DES MOINES – For much of a 90-minute public hearing Monday on tax reform and relief legislation, representatives of banks …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2018 12:39 pm2807d ago
DES MOINES – Credit unions, ride-sharing companies and policy groups are scheduled to testify this evening at a public hearing …
Government & Politics Apr. 7, 2018 9:53 pm2809d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Winning control of the U.S. House would ‘cut our time in hell by half,” said U.S. Rep. …
Government & Politics Apr. 5, 2018 4:25 pm2811d ago
DES MOINES – A House Ways and Means subcommittee has greenlighted legislation majority Republicans say could eliminate the need for …
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2018 7:21 pm2812d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House approved legislation to make it a forcible Class B felony punishable by up to …
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2018 6:27 pm2812d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House Government Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into whether pharmacy benefits managers are overcharging …
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2018 11:39 am2812d ago
DES MOINES – After a lengthy and sometimes acrimonious debate, the Iowa House passed legislation that would withhold state funding …
Government & Politics Apr. 3, 2018 11:37 am2813d ago
DES MOINES – Time may be running out on legislation to regulate traffic cameras in Cedar Rapids and elsewhere. The …
Government & Politics Apr. 3, 2018 10:36 am2813d ago
About three weeks ago, Rep. Rod Blum complained that media coverage of him was nearly as biased and negative as …

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