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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
State Government Apr. 28, 2014 6:20 pm4161d ago
DES MOINES – Matt Whitaker’s campaign for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination promised he would ‘his share of endorsements” before …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 25, 2014 9:04 pm4164d ago
DES MOINES – To win re-election, Gov. Terry Branstad will have to convince voters that he has control of his …
Public Officials Apr. 24, 2014 3:38 pm4166d ago
DES MOINES – The 2014 Iowa legislative session may well go down as the ‘Year of Absences.” Sen. Joni Ernst, …
Public Officials Apr. 24, 2014 3:26 pm4166d ago
DES MOINES – In what he called a ‘first of its kind” consumer fraud lawsuit in Iowa, Attorney General Tom …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 21, 2014 3:22 pm4169d ago
DES MOINES, Iowa – Paul Lunde’s name won’t be on the June 3 primary election ballot, but the Ames Republican …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 21, 2014 3:10 pm4169d ago
DES MOINES — State Rep. Pat Murphy has scored the backing of a pair of liberal advocacy groups, including a …
State Government Apr. 16, 2014 7:20 pm4173d ago
DES MOINES – Although lawmakers are keeping hopes of a motor fuel tax increase alive, Gov. Terry Branstad doubts a …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 16, 2014 7:15 pm4173d ago
DES MOINES – The campaigns of Gov. Terry Branstad and his Democratic challenger, Sen. Jack Hatch, also used April 15, …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 16, 2014 7:00 pm4173d ago
DES MOINES – 2013 was a good year for Iowa Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jack Hatch, according to his tax accountant. …
News Apr. 16, 2014 5:30 pm4173d ago
DES MOINES – In the money primary in Iowa’s 1st District Democratic race, Monica Vernon raised more than four other …
News Apr. 16, 2014 1:36 pm4174d ago
Despite a continuing loss on a bank investment, Gov. Terry Branstad and his wife reported an income of approaching a …
State Government Apr. 15, 2014 2:43 pm4175d ago
DES MOINES – Based on feedback from a variety of sources and meetings with officials of the Environmental Protection Agency, …
State Government Apr. 15, 2014 12:30 pm4175d ago
Swati Dandekar of Marion is the third candidate in the race for the Iowa U.S. House 1st District nomination to …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 14, 2014 11:21 pm4175d ago
DES MOINES – State Sen. Joni Ernst and Mark Jacobs are in a virtual tie for the lead in the …
State Government Apr. 10, 2014 1:19 pm4180d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Rep. Clel Baudler has gone from being on the Marijuana Policy Project’s list of worst legislators …