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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 Sep. 26, 2014 9:52 am4011d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A super PAC backing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley enlisted a pair of central Iowa farmers …
State Government Sep. 25, 2014 12:55 pm4012d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A state senator is calling on Secretary of State Matt Schultz to apologize to Iowans for his …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 24, 2014 9:01 pm4012d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A regional economic development authority, as proposed by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch, would have killed the …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 24, 2014 6:40 pm4012d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Candidates for Iowa secretary of state are calling for more voter education and better use of technology …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2014 1:46 pm4013d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jack Hatch is pitching himself as the next Harry Truman, who scored a surprising …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2014 7:17 pm4014d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State Rep. Pat Murphy has been in the Iowa Legislature for 25 years and said if he’s …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2014 6:10 pm4014d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Almost twice as many Iowans have requested absentee ballots this year than four years ago, according to …
News Sep. 19, 2014 7:56 pm4017d ago
JOHNSTON – Sen. Tom Harkin doesn’t think Hillary Clinton knows whether she’ll run for president in 2016 and said Friday …
Federal Government Sep. 18, 2014 4:09 pm4018d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Tom Harkin, who is retiring in January, is promising not to let opponents of an international …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 18, 2014 2:47 pm4018d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gov. Terry Branstad looks ‘unstoppable” in his bid for a sixth term, according to a poll released …
News Sep. 17, 2014 6:37 pm4019d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to start military training for Syrian moderates as soon as possible, but said …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 17, 2014 5:19 pm4019d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democratic Sen. Jack Hatch is ratcheting up his accusations that Gov. Terry Branstad’s is the ‘most scandal-ridden …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 16, 2014 7:34 pm4020d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The environment is taking center stage in the battle for an open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa. …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 15, 2014 8:41 pm4021d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – There are two reasons people run for public office, according to Republican U.S. House 1st District candidate …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 14, 2014 9:45 pm4022d ago
INDIANOLA — It was Sen. Tom Harkin’s party, but he also was the guest of honor as speaker after speaker …