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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 Mar. 4, 2015 7:55 pm3851d ago
DES MOINES — A bill that ‘advances Iowans’ constitutional rights’ — specifically 2nd Amendment gun rights, won bipartisan support in …
News Mar. 3, 2015 4:37 pm3852d ago
DES MOINES — Legislation to clean up the permit process for carrying concealed weapons, prohibiting so-called straw man gun purchases, …
News Mar. 3, 2015 4:28 pm3852d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa school boards told lawmakers Wednesday they can’t afford a mandate that every school building be tested …
News Mar. 3, 2015 11:16 am3852d ago
DES MOINES – A bill to extend the buffer zone between funerals and protests from 500 to 1,000 feet won …
Government & Politics Mar. 2, 2015 8:15 pm3853d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will visit Cedar Rapids Saturday after he participates in the Iowa Ag …
News Mar. 2, 2015 5:37 pm3853d ago
DES MOINES – The medical community and trial attorneys are promoting legislation they say will cause less litigation as well …
News Mar. 2, 2015 4:32 pm3853d ago
DES MOINES – ‘Old soldiers never die” is, well, just an expression. The reality is that they do die and …
News Mar. 1, 2015 6:23 pm3854d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa is widely known for its corn and hogs. Less well known is that livestock and farm …
News Feb. 27, 2015 11:09 am3856d ago
DES MOINES — Freshman U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst continues to oppose President Barack Obama on nearly every front at home …
News Feb. 26, 2015 9:06 pm3857d ago
DES MOINES – A shutdown of the federal Department of Homeland Security may have a major impact on a small …
News Feb. 26, 2015 9:21 pm3857d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are expressing frustration at the lack of cooperation from state agencies in determining why new …
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 26, 2015 8:29 am3857d ago
DES MOINES – Hillary Clinton appears to be a shoo-in to win the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses. Clinton, a former …
News Feb. 25, 2015 6:16 pm3858d ago
DES MOINES – With Medicaid expenses rising at double the rate of state revenue, Department of Human Services Director Chuck …
News Feb. 26, 2015 12:18 pm3857d ago
DES MOINES – Gary Kroeger, who wants to be a federal ‘legislator for the people, championing progressive ideas,” visited the …
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 25, 2015 9:36 am3858d ago
DES MOINES – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is looking more and more like the man to beat in Iowa’s 2016 …