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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
Health Care and Medicine May. 10, 2017 6:59 pm3052d ago
IOWA CITY – As a congressman representing more than three-quarters of a million people in 24 Iowa counties, 2nd District …
News May. 10, 2017 12:56 pm3052d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway will be the headliner at The Family Leader’s ‘Principle over Politics” conference in …
Government & Politics May. 9, 2017 11:24 pm3053d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A day after walking out on a local TV interview and becoming mocked by critics across the …
Government & Politics May. 9, 2017 6:55 pm3053d ago
DES MOINES – A law giving Iowans more protection from having their assets seized by law enforcement was signed into …
Government & Politics May. 9, 2017 6:53 pm3053d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – John Putney of Gladbrook, a farmer and former state lawmaker, has been elected chairman of the Iowa …
Government & Politics May. 8, 2017 8:46 pm3054d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s too soon to know what changes Iowa will want – or have – to make to …
Government & Politics May. 8, 2017 8:43 pm3054d ago
WASHINGTON – Gov. Terry Branstad admitted to being nervous before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week on his …
Nation and World May. 7, 2017 5:28 pm3055d ago
U.S. Rep. Rod Blum is hoping ‘Iowa nice” prevails this week at town hall meetings scheduled in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, …
Campaigns & Elections May. 7, 2017 5:24 pm3055d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although she deflects when asked about her plans for the next presidential election, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar …
Government & Politics May. 6, 2017 11:24 pm3056d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Marathoner Nate Boulton is off to a fast start hoping to get ahead of the pack of …
Government & Politics May. 3, 2017 9:10 pm3059d ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson endorsed the collaborative approach of an Iowa-based delegation in Washington …
Nation and World May. 3, 2017 6:18 pm3059d ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eastern Iowa’s two U.S. House representatives are a hard ‘no’ and a ‘maybe’ on the latest version …
News May. 3, 2017 5:45 pm3059d ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rod Blum doesn’t know what to expect at a series of town hall meetings across Iowa’s …
Government & Politics May. 2, 2017 7:22 pm3060d ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gov. Terry Branstad was the one in the hot seat Tuesday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee …
Nation and World May. 2, 2017 6:11 pm3060d ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gov. Terry Branstad earned high praise, and apparently a clear path to confirmation, from a Senate panel …