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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 May. 19, 2014 2:55 pm4230d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – More than three-fifths of likely Republican primary election voters would like to maintain the party’s plank affirming …
Campaigns & Elections May. 15, 2014 5:50 pm4233d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Other candidates may have more hands-on experience on the farm, but Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey …
Campaigns & Elections May. 15, 2014 4:44 pm4233d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State Sen. Joni Ernst has surged to an 11 percentage point lead in the race for the …
Campaigns & Elections May. 15, 2014 10:17 am4234d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad’s re-election campaign Thursday morning reported raising $1.1 million so far this year. The five-term Republican also reported …
News May. 14, 2014 9:30 pm4234d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gov. Terry Branstad is open to a proposal by legislative Republicans for giving Iowans a ‘flat” state …
Campaigns & Elections May. 14, 2014 6:00 pm4234d ago
PALO – Coming off a record-setting haul last year, Gov. Terry Branstad is predicting another eye-popping number when his campaign …
Campaigns & Elections May. 13, 2014 6:25 pm4235d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – She may be touted as the voice of a new generation, but Anesa Kajtazovic is resonating with …
State Government May. 7, 2014 7:15 pm4241d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Another day, another poll. On the face of it, a Hickman Analytics Inc., poll released Wednesday appears …
Campaigns & Elections May. 6, 2014 4:08 pm4242d ago
DES MOINES — Jeff Cox isn’t sure what it means that Sen. Bernie Sanders will be visiting Iowa later this …
Campaigns & Elections May. 6, 2014 7:00 am4243d ago
As the race for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District enters its final month, Dave O’Brien has released …
News May. 6, 2014 8:11 pm4242d ago
As the race for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District enters its final month, Dave O’Brien has released …
News May. 2, 2014 10:53 pm4246d ago
DES MOINES – The inability of the Legislature to reopen the Iowa Juvenile Home may well be the biggest disappointment …
News Apr. 30, 2014 8:24 pm4248d ago
DES MOINES – While lawmakers huddled Wednesday to share the latest rumors about when they might adjourn, fly paper airplanes …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 30, 2014 1:20 pm4249d ago
DES MOINES – Five weeks before Republicans go to the polls to choose a U.S. Senate nominee, hopeful Matt Whitaker …
State Government Apr. 28, 2014 6:25 pm4250d ago
DES MOINES – State Rep. Pat Murphy’s second ad in his bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress is set …

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