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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 Jan. 31, 2018 8:27 pm2786d ago
DES MOINES – Proposals to write victims’ rights into the Iowa Constitution failed to move out of Iowa House and …
Government & Politics Jan. 31, 2018 4:41 pm2786d ago
DES MOINES — A bill to legalize sports betting in Iowa is a ‘blank canvas’ intended to start a discussion …
Education Jan. 31, 2018 4:13 pm2786d ago
DES MOINES – Despite Gov. Kim Reynold’s suggesting lawmakers turn down new capital improvement requests from the state’s public universities, …
Government & Politics Jan. 30, 2018 5:10 pm2787d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa legislative panel on Tuesday approved a bill directing the state Department of Education to establish …
Government & Politics Jan. 30, 2018 4:59 pm2787d ago
DES MOINES – Law enforcement, prosecutors and immigrant rights advocates said a bill threatening to withhold state funds from so-called …
Government & Politics Jan. 29, 2018 7:52 pm2788d ago
DES MOINES – By handpicking only a handful of local contractors to make pitches for constructing a new public health …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2018 4:28 pm2791d ago
JOHNSTON – Senate President Jack Whitver joined the list of Iowa lawmakers calling for the sale of the state-owned Iowa …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2018 8:57 pm2791d ago
JOHNSTON – A bipartisan deal Iowa lawmakers made with local governments five years ago will be honored this year, but …
Government & Politics Jan. 25, 2018 10:48 am2792d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Democrats laid out an agenda for better-paying jobs, economic revitalization, better education and quality of life …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2018 8:51 pm2793d ago
DES MOINES – A day after a bill committing $282 million over 12 years to water quality improvement was approved …
Government & Politics Jan. 23, 2018 5:43 pm2794d ago
DES MOINES – Since equipping its snowplows in 2015 with blue and white lights, the Iowa Department of Transportation has …
Government & Politics Jan. 23, 2018 2:48 pm2794d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House Local Government Committee rejected regulating red light and speed cameras before approving a total …
Government & Politics Mar. 16, 2022 3:20 pm1281d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House ‘receded” Tuesday from its position on paying for water quality improvements and instead accepted …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2018 3:11 pm2793d ago
DES MOINES – Nine months after legislators worked through the night in an unsuccessful attempt to reach a compromise on …
Government & Politics Jan. 22, 2018 2:48 pm2795d ago
DES MOINES – House Speaker Linda Upmeyer has replaced House Judiciary Committee Chairman Chip Baltimore as chairman of the House …