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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 Mar. 10, 2018 4:24 pm2748d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Running for a third term in the U.S. House feels just like his first campaign, an upbeat …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2023 2:32 pm954d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A $33 million boost in anticipated state tax revenues should help minimize disruption to Iowans and state …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2018 7:01 pm2748d ago
After teaching for 38 years in Cedar Rapids schools, Randy Ray is looking to move from the classroom to the …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:29 pm2744d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa 1st District Democratic hopeful Thomas Heckroth hit the airwaves Friday morning with three televisions ads – …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2018 7:02 pm2749d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation to keep Iowa school children ‘full and focused” won unanimous approval in the Iowa House on …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2018 4:12 pm2750d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation to create what is believed to be the largest single investment in education in Iowa’s history …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:40 pm2744d ago
OSCEOLA – Gov. Kim Reynolds kicked off her election campaign Wednesday asking Iowans to join her effort to ‘pass on …
Government & Politics Mar. 7, 2018 7:27 pm2750d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa credit union members packed the Capitol on Wednesday to deliver a message to lawmakers planning to …
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2021 12:53 pm1507d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa House Republicans used their clerks to limit opponents of a ‘sanctuary cities” bill from being present …
Government & Politics Mar. 6, 2018 7:37 pm2751d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House on Tuesday approved a bill crafted in response to Linn County supervisors’ use of …
Government & Politics Mar. 6, 2018 11:57 am2752d ago
DES MOINES – A day after declining to endorse his successor while still Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey said …
Government & Politics Mar. 6, 2018 12:12 pm2752d ago
DES MOINES — A disparate group of lobbying groups are backing legislation to establish an interim study group to look …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:29 pm2744d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa 1st District Democratic hopeful Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque has landed three more unions endorsements. The Heat …
Government & Politics Mar. 5, 2018 7:47 pm2752d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Legislation that could result in juries lowering damages in personal-injury lawsuits by 25 percent if the party …
Government & Politics Mar. 5, 2018 5:37 pm2753d ago
DES MOINES – House minority Democrats complained Monday about a lack of communication from the Iowa Energy Office on relevant …