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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
News Jul. 15, 2015 2:10 pm3718d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley hasn’t started to read the Iranian nuclear agreement negotiated by the Obama administration, but …
Jul. 15, 2015 9:20 pm3718d ago
ANAMOSA – In a showroom crowded by shiny new Republican models, Rick Santorum feels like an old Suburban. ‘Everyone wants …
News Jul. 14, 2015 8:04 pm3719d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Gov. Martin O’Malley will lay out what he calls bold reforms to fix outdated immigration laws …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 13, 2015 5:32 pm3720d ago
MONTICELLO – Bobby Jindal says he ‘running without permission from headquarters,” and that seemed just fine with his audience at …
News Jul. 12, 2015 10:08 pm3721d ago
DES MOINES – It may not appear that he has much to show for it, but the Iowa Legislature’s most …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 11, 2015 9:36 pm3722d ago
NEWHALL – It’s more than just talk, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry told Benton County Republicans as he laid out …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 11, 2015 9:26 pm3722d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Based on the size of the crowd and the enthusiasm it showed for him, it might appear …
News Jul. 10, 2015 5:17 pm3723d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – John Cogswell is running for president, but only in Iowa. ‘Iowa is a seminal state because of …
News Jul. 9, 2015 6:47 pm3724d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Joni Ernst is optimistic the Senate will approve a rewrite of No Child Left behind, the …
News Jul. 9, 2015 6:28 pm3724d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A trio of current and former Democratic elected officials endorsed 1st District House candidate Monica Vernon, praising …
News Jul. 9, 2015 3:01 pm3724d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As the South Carolina House was debating whether to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 9, 2015 1:39 pm3724d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In a roundabout way, Sen. Joni Ernst announced her 2020 re-election plans Thursday. Her announcement came when …
News Jul. 8, 2015 7:29 pm3725d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio rejected Hillary Clinton’s assessment that Republicans are hostile toward immigrants as ‘silly talk” …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 8, 2015 6:21 pm3725d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State Sen. Rob Hogg plans to spend the rest of the summer deciding whether to challenge a …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 8, 2015 1:13 pm3725d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two more polls confirm that Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are leading their parties’ races …