James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – A day after Gov. Terry Branstad called on lawmakers to address ‘significant racial disparities” in criminal justice, …

DES MOINES – In his 22nd Condition of the State speech Tuesday to lawmakers, Gov. Terry Branstad urged them to …

DES MOINES – New House Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Grassley faces another tight budget, and he’s planning a line-by-line review …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The race for the top spot in Iowa’s Feb. 1 precinct caucuses is ‘tight as a tick” …

Background CEDAR RAPIDS – First-term Iowa Rep. Ken Rizer will make another run at winning passage of legislation to make …

CEDAR RAPIDS – With 22 days until Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, it’s the ‘silly season,” Ted Cruz told a packed house …

CEDAR RAPIDS — In the wake of Gov. Terry Branstad’s unilateral actions to close mental health hospitals, shift management of …

CEDAR RAPIDS — She’s wrong about gun control, paid family medical leave and a host of other issues, and her …

CEDAR RAPIDS – They just came for lunch, but they got a whole lot more – the opportunity to meet …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Marco Rubio isn’t ignoring the fact that he has a few hurdles to clear before getting the …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two Cedar Rapids City Council members, Scott Olson and Scott Overland, have endorsed New Jersey Gov. Chris …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowans are the nation’s ‘first line of defense against Republicans and their poorly thought-out policies that would …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite what seems to be 24/7 coverage, Iowa’s first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses remain a mystery to many people …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Even before a poll showed him falling behind Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Iowa, Donald Trump thought …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will make a stop in Iowa City as part of a three-day …