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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 Dec. 6, 2016 5:53 pm3207d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – At least six Democrats seeking to lead their state party will participate in a forum Dec. 16, …
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 2, 2016 5:13 pm3211d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Democrats don’t need to tear down their party and start over from scratch after a series …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2016 3:12 pm3212d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers has assured Sen. Joni Ernst the agency plans …
News Dec. 1, 2016 1:55 pm3212d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa’s public employee retirement program earned an investment return of 6.65 percent last year, but that was …
Government & Politics Nov. 29, 2016 7:47 pm3214d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Friends of former Gov. Chet Culver are hosting a holiday gathering next month in Cedar Rapids. ‘It’s …
Government & Politics Nov. 29, 2016 4:41 pm3214d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Longtime Iowa political reporter David Yepsen, a regular panelist on Iowa Press for many years, is returning …
Agriculture Nov. 28, 2016 7:59 pm3215d ago
On the heels of an bird flu outbreak that resulted in the death of 34 million birds on 77 Iowa …
News Nov. 23, 2016 2:12 pm3220d ago
Like President-elect Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has building a wall at the top of his to-do list. ‘Only …
Government & Politics Nov. 22, 2016 8:31 pm3221d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Dean Borg of Mount Vernon, the longest-serving host in Iowa Public Television history, plans to retire as …
News Nov. 22, 2016 2:33 pm3221d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2017 session of Congress is likely to be about the three Rs – repeal, replace and …
Government & Politics Nov. 21, 2016 8:08 pm3222d ago
Five of Iowa’s six members of Congress have written President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to scrap the controversial Waters of …
News Nov. 21, 2016 2:22 pm3222d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Rob Hogg says he gets it that the new Iowa Senate Republican majority will do some …
News Nov. 21, 2016 3:37 pm3222d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s only 21 seconds, but it’s 21 seconds of his childhood Darrell Walters doesn’t tire of reliving. …
News Dec. 6, 2024 10:15 am285d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two former Eastern Iowa congressmen are concerned with the hardening of partisan lines in the wake of …
Government & Politics Nov. 17, 2016 11:49 pm3226d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Democrats plan to elect a new state party leader in January despite arguments there is a …