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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
Nation and World Aug. 11, 2021 12:08 pm1500d ago
An Iowa Member of the U.S. House of Representatives who has taken no privately funded trips is praising House Ethics …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 3, 2014 4:13 pm4095d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Conventional wisdom is that 2014 will be a Republican year at the ballot box, but Iowa Democratic …
News Jul. 1, 2014 7:18 pm4097d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad announced the appointment of several Corridor residents to state boards and commissions July 1. …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 1, 2014 1:00 am4098d ago
IOWA CITY – The Republican challenger in Iowa’s U.S. House 2nd District is challenging the incumbent to a series of …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 30, 2014 7:34 pm4098d ago
IOWA CITY – There’s no shortage of challenges facing military veterans as they transition to civilian life – jobs, education, …
News Jun. 30, 2014 1:00 am4099d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa law enforcement officers are about to get what Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek calls a ‘valuable …
Government & Politics Jun. 26, 2014 7:38 pm4102d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Eastern Iowa legislator Jeff Kaufmann is seeking the chairmanship of the Republican Party of Iowa. Kaufmann, …
Nation and World Jun. 25, 2014 3:35 pm4103d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley has introduced legislation to delay ‘especially harsh” changes at 19 Iowa Social Security …
Government & Politics Jun. 23, 2014 8:46 pm4105d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, who’s playing for a six-year contract extension, will sit out the annual congressional …
News Jun. 23, 2014 11:28 am4106d ago
If the 2016 election were being held today, Hillary Clinton would defeat all Republican comers, but a new Quinnipiac University …
News Jun. 21, 2014 10:43 pm4107d ago
DES MOINES — Unlike the proverbial old soldier, Sen. Tom Harkin told the Iowa Democratic Party state convention he doesn’t …
News Jun. 20, 2014 4:50 pm4108d ago
JOHNSTON – It might be hard to tell from the campaign ads already beginning to fill the airways, but the …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 19, 2014 8:18 am4110d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Republican Gov. Terry Branstad maintains his lead over Democratic challenger Sen. Jack Hatch in a Quinnipiac University …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 18, 2014 5:08 pm4110d ago
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch’s challenge of Republican Gov. Terry Branstad has won the backing of the 34,000-member state teachers …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 18, 2014 9:35 am4111d ago
An unusual gender gap appears to be benefiting Democrat Bruce Braley in his race against Republican Joni Ernst for the …