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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
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 22, 2016 7:17 pm3252d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Hillary Clinton will make her first general election visit to Cedar Rapids on Friday to encourage early …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 21, 2016 10:38 pm3253d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa 1st District congressional candidates Rep. Rod Blum and challenger Monica Vernon will meet in their first …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 21, 2016 8:35 pm3253d ago
Election officials said Friday that Iowans should be confident their votes will count when they cast ballots for president, congress …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 21, 2016 11:40 am3253d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democratic challenger Monica Vernon has taken a slim lead over Republican Rep. Rod Blum in Iowa’s 1st …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 20, 2016 11:05 pm3254d ago
MARION – Gov. Terry Branstad says he hasn’t decided whether he’ll run for re-election in 2018, but the longest-serving governor …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 19, 2016 6:39 pm3255d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It seemed appropriate to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to be discussing her support for Hillary …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 18, 2016 10:12 pm3256d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although they found common ground on a variety of issues, candidates in Iowa House 65 in southeast …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 17, 2016 11:03 pm3257d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Even though voters are faced with two disliked and flawed presidential candidates, Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Rod …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 17, 2016 9:36 pm3257d ago
CENTRAL CITY – A pair of challengers in a rural Eastern Iowa legislative district called for more effort to improve …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 17, 2016 6:10 pm3257d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Once again, challenger Monica Vernon has outraised Rep. Rod Blum, but the Cedar Rapids Democratic candidate also …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 17, 2016 12:48 pm3257d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Flex your muscles, Iowa. And when you get done with that, go vote. WalletHub, a three-year-old personal …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 16, 2016 7:05 pm3258d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Texas congresswoman encouraged African Americans in Iowa to choose their own destiny by casting their votes …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2016 9:51 pm3260d ago
JOHNSTON – Neither congressional candidate in Iowa’s 2nd District would vote to send U.S. ground troops into Syria, but they …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2016 7:49 pm3260d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Georgia Sen. David Perdue, who recalled filling sandbags during the 2008 Cedar Rapids flood, praised the city’s …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2016 1:46 pm3260d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Flanked by two co-sponsors, Sen. Chuck Grassley called for a balanced-budget amendment to bring ‘more fiscal responsibility …