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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 Sep. 12, 2014 5:04 pm4113d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowans hoping for another Clinton presidency are being careful not to let their Ready for Hillary enthusiasm …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 11, 2014 12:52 pm4114d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s incumbent congressmen hold double-digit leads with less than eight weeks before the Nov. 4 election while …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 11, 2014 1:57 pm4114d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Republican candidate for Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has released his plan to encourage voter participation, …
Nation and World Sep. 10, 2014 2:33 pm4115d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley believes President Barack Obama has the authority to take military action to protect …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 10, 2014 12:45 pm4115d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Some people might call it a gimmick, but David Snowden Overby, a self-described ‘old liberal from the …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 9, 2014 10:21 am4117d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. John McCain is calling on U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley to condemn a super PAC’s ad …
Public Officials Sep. 8, 2014 7:11 pm4117d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Michelle ‘Miki” McGovern has been named acting Workers’ Compensation Commissioner effective immediately, by Gov. Terry Branstad. She …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 8, 2014 6:00 pm4117d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A new poll showing Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley opening a lead over Republican state Sen. …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 5, 2014 5:25 pm4120d ago
JOHNSTON – State Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann can’t say whether there will be a seventh Iowa GOP Straw Poll …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 5, 2014 1:00 am4121d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s still the economy, stupid. Koch brothers, climate change, accusations of a scandal-a-week gubernatorial administration and the …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 3, 2014 6:12 pm4122d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In the battle of out-of-state interest groups, NextGen Climate, which is backing Democrat Bruce Braley’s U.S. Senate …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 2, 2014 9:18 pm4123d ago
HIAWATHA – Texas Gov. Rick Perry isn’t going to let a felony indictment or two get in the way of …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 2, 2014 7:00 am4124d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In New Hampshire, an old saying goes, they pick presidents. In Iowa, they pick corn. This year, …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 28, 2014 2:50 pm4128d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The major party candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat have agreed to three debates. U.S. Rep. …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 27, 2014 5:37 pm4129d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Democrats launched a new salvo in their attack on Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst’s connection to …

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