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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 Feb. 16, 2016 4:44 pm3502d ago
DES MOINES – A state ban on the sale or donation of fetal tissue will likely win House approval, but …
News Feb. 15, 2016 3:54 pm3503d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to fund water quality improvements by extending a school infrastructure tax cleared one …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 12, 2016 7:19 pm3505d ago
JOHNSTON – Sixteen days before private companies are to begin delivering managed care to 560,000 Iowans on Medicaid, a key …
News Feb. 11, 2016 8:22 pm3506d ago
DES MOINES – A Cedar Rapids lawmaker has objected to legislation to have the Iowa Department of Transportation set rules …
News Feb. 11, 2016 2:13 pm3507d ago
DES MOINES – The residents of Iowa’s three regents’ universities asked a legislative budget panel for an additional $20 million …
News Feb. 11, 2016 12:59 pm3507d ago
DES MOINES — Completing the ‘full Grassley’ might not seem so intimidating — or sound so impressive — if a …
News Feb. 10, 2016 2:22 pm3508d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s bottle bill has been an issue since she was 3 years old, but Rep. Megan Jones, …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2016 5:55 pm3508d ago
DES MOINES – A bill aimed at eliminating so-called sanctuary communities in Iowa won approval from the House Public Safety …
News Feb. 9, 2016 1:00 pm3509d ago
DES MOINES – Sen. Joni Ernst is supporting additional sanction on North Korea in response to the rogue nation’s recent …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2016 9:59 pm3509d ago
DES MOINES – A proposal that could result in county clerks of court processing hundreds of thousands of citations generated …
News Feb. 4, 2016 6:54 pm3513d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa House committee passed a barrage of gun-related bills Thursday, most of which were similar to …
Government & Politics Feb. 3, 2016 8:41 pm3514d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa Senate committee has approved legalizing fireworks in Iowa, but a condition in the proposal probably …
Sports Feb. 3, 2016 8:20 pm3514d ago
DES MOINES — Future ‘collaborations and cooperation’ with Stanford University would be prohibited until its president apologizes for the university …
News Feb. 3, 2016 2:44 pm3515d ago
DES MOINES – The anticipated annual showdown on school funding moved a step closer Tuesday when the Democratic-majority Senate Education …
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2016 3:32 pm3516d ago
DES MOINES — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz scored a hard-fought win in Monday’s caucuses, but Florida Sen. Marco Rubio leaves …