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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 Sep. 29, 2016 7:17 pm3275d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – After months of being on the receiving end of calls, campaign speeches, rallies and advertisements, voters are …
News Sep. 28, 2016 10:25 pm3276d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s too soon to know what assistance Gov. Terry Branstad will ask the Legislature to provide flood-impacted …
News Sep. 26, 2016 6:14 pm3278d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As the Cedar River was rising to major flood level, members of the Iowa’s U.S. House delegation …
News Sep. 26, 2016 12:03 pm3278d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Floodwaters won’t interfere with the start of early voting in Linn County, according to the Auditor’s Office, …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2016 10:14 pm3281d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Eight years ago Joni Ernst was ‘boots on the ground” with the Iowa Army National Guard helping …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2016 4:32 pm3281d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – First impressions matter, even – or especially – in presidential debates. Although the 2016 presidential campaign has …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2016 7:00 pm3282d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – She’s hard-pressed to think of what it might be, but Patty Judge believes that given her training …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2016 6:31 pm3282d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Donald Trump has grabbed the lead from Hillary Clinton in Iowa, according to a new Quinnipiac University …
News Sep. 22, 2016 11:54 am3282d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Combating ISIS is a bit like playing whack-a-mole, according to Sen. Joni Ernst. That’s why the Iowa …
Government & Politics Sep. 20, 2016 6:32 pm3284d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – When the president delivers his annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, …
News Sep. 20, 2016 2:52 pm3284d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – If Gov. Terry Branstad runs for another term in 2018 – he hasn’t ruled it out – …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 20, 2016 5:25 pm3284d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It may have been Anne Holton’s first campaign trip to Iowa, but there was at least one …
Sep. 19, 2016 9:38 pm3285d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — On her first campaign trip to Iowa, Anne Holton met with Hillary for Iowa volunteers in Cedar …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 16, 2016 7:05 pm3288d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. House Rep. Rod Blum, who called for 10 debates with his Democratic challenger Monica Vernon, has …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 16, 2016 4:31 pm3288d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Both major party vice-presidential candidates will be campaigning in Iowa Monday. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia …