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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 Oct. 10, 2014 5:48 pm3996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Drawing on earlier visits to Iowa, Dennis Kucinich believes it’s the ideal place to begin a national …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 9, 2014 8:06 pm3997d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party and a veteran legislator joined their party’s secretary of state …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 7, 2014 7:06 pm3999d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite a voter registration disadvantage, Rod Blum says he’s coming into his first debate with his Democratic …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 7, 2014 1:41 pm3999d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Gov. Terry Branstad is holding a 22 percentage point lead as his campaign for a sixth term …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2014 10:35 pm4000d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s easy for people to mix up Iowa and Ohio, but Buckeye State Sen. Sherrod Brown knows …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2014 9:53 pm4000d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gov. Terry Branstad defended his hand-picked director of the state’s largest agency as well as the length …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2014 4:25 pm4000d ago
IOWA CITY – Heading into the final month ahead of the 2014 midterm election, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders exhorted fellow …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 3, 2014 10:47 pm4003d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Like ghosts of elections past – or, perhaps, elections future – Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton are …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 3, 2014 9:34 pm4003d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was preaching to the choir Friday afternoon as he exhorted the Republican …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 2, 2014 6:04 pm4004d ago
IOWA CITY – He’s ahead and he knows it, but U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack isn’t taking re-election to a fifth …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 1, 2014 11:54 pm4005d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley wants a national manufacturing strategy to coordinate government investments in science and …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 30, 2014 6:23 pm4006d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is considering a 2016 presidential bid, is coming back to Iowa …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 30, 2014 2:49 pm4006d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A fresh poll from a Democratic polling firm shows state Sen. Joni Ernst leading U.S. Rep. Bruce …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 30, 2014 9:56 am4007d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch is off the air. And cable and radio and the Internet. Although …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 29, 2014 6:52 pm4007d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As a property developer in Cedar Rapids’ Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch has …