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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
News Dec. 9, 2017 10:02 am2839d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An investigation into suspected double voting in the 2016 general election is continuing nearly five months after …
Government & Politics Dec. 8, 2017 1:00 pm2840d ago
After Thanksgiving, ‘the air in this place changes,” Carmine Boal says about the Iowa Capitol, where she already is seeing …
News Dec. 6, 2017 9:46 am2842d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley is not backing away from his comment about raising the cap on the estate …
Government & Politics Dec. 5, 2017 7:58 pm2843d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – End Citizens United, a political action committee that supports Democrats, will target Iowa 1st District Rep. Rod …
Government & Politics Dec. 5, 2017 7:15 pm2843d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Deer hunters are being encouraged to help monitor and track the presence of chronic wasting disease by …
Government & Politics Dec. 5, 2017 7:01 pm2843d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – With the U.S. trade deficit at a nine-month high due to rising oil prices and the widening …
News Dec. 5, 2017 6:32 pm2843d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A poll commissioned by the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, in partnership with the Iowa Beverage Association, has …
Government & Politics Dec. 4, 2017 9:57 pm2843d ago
Eastern Iowa Democratic activists are so confident that Iowa 1st District Rep. Rod Blum won’t show up at their town …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 6:38 pm2847d ago
The commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home has put on hold a plan that called for residents to be temporarily …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 6:23 pm2847d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa voter registration has hit a new high for December before an election year. Iowa Secretary of …
Government & Politics Nov. 30, 2017 9:04 pm2848d ago
The speaker of the Iowa House is asking a pair of legislative committees to look into the concerns of Iowa …
Government & Politics Nov. 29, 2017 4:58 pm2849d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley said he is taking a big-picture approach to a ‘once-in-a-generation” opportunity to change the federal tax code. …
K-12 Education Nov. 28, 2017 11:01 pm2849d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although increases in state aid to K-12 schools has been small, Iowa is bucking the trend of …
News Nov. 27, 2017 2:00 am2851d ago
A meteoric increase in deaths by drugs, alcohol and suicide in Iowa is expected to slow over the next 10 …
News Nov. 24, 2017 5:03 pm2854d ago
Investigators heard several reports of sexually suggestive comments by Iowa Republican caucus staff members and senators, but found no ‘provable” …