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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 Nov. 30, 2015 4:31 am3580d ago
MARION – Former morning news anchor Ashley Hinson hopes to join the ranks of newsmakers as a member of the …
News Nov. 29, 2015 7:04 pm3581d ago
A longtime Iowa advocate for children and families has been appointed to the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 29, 2015 12:24 pm3581d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A member of the Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee has resigned in order to endorse …
News Nov. 29, 2015 12:53 pm3581d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In his 1926 short story, ‘The Rich Boy,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote: ‘Let me tell you …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 27, 2015 12:00 pm3583d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s riding high in many polls but Donald Trump finished fourth in a survey of likely Iowa …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 25, 2015 10:16 pm3584d ago
WILTON – It’s not unusual for folks at political rallies to seek autographs from the candidates. High school senior Julia …
News Nov. 25, 2015 11:44 am3585d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although corporate income tax deposits fell in October, overall Iowa tax revenue increased nearly 4 percent for …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 25, 2015 7:11 am3585d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite giving her low grades for handling the economy, likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers are sticking with Hillary …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 24, 2015 7:45 am3586d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s no Bernie Sanders, but Sen. Chuck Grassley is showing strong popularity among his constituents heading into …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 24, 2015 6:47 am3586d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Donald Trump has regained the lead with 25 percent of likely Iowa Republican caucus participants in a …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 23, 2015 9:50 pm3586d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Remember that Saturday Night Live skit with Donald Trump earlier this month? Well, four for GOP presidential …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 22, 2015 7:52 pm3588d ago
WILTON – A pair of GOP presidential hopefuls painted a bleak picture of America in decline Sunday afternoon, but said …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 21, 2015 7:05 pm3589d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Rand Paul’s fourth-place finish in the Iowa secretary of state’s youth caucus – a much better position …
News Nov. 20, 2015 1:25 pm3590d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Joni Ernst expressed little confidence Friday in whatever strategy the president might have to thwart recent …
News Nov. 20, 2015 10:58 am3590d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Joni Ernst appreciates the number of Republicans who have stepped forward to seek her party’s presidential …