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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 Feb. 5, 2014 8:28 am4244d ago
State Rep. Walt Rogers of Cedar Falls has been endorsed by GOPAC, a Republican center for educating and electing a …
State Government Feb. 4, 2014 5:21 pm4245d ago
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz will ask the Legislature for $140,000 to pursue voter fraud for another year despite …
State Government Feb. 4, 2014 4:13 pm4245d ago
Proposals to enact term limits on Iowa lawmakers are as predictable as their failure to win approval from the legislators …
State Government Feb. 4, 2014 1:38 pm4245d ago
A vocal foe of traffic enforcement devices is dropping his legislative effort to ban them in favor of the proposed …
State Government Feb. 4, 2014 10:00 am4245d ago
Two months after announcing his decision to close the Iowa Juvenile Home at Toledo, Department of Human Services Director Chuck …
State Government Feb. 4, 2014 9:30 am4245d ago
Legislation banning the sale of electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes — to minors as approved 22-1 by an Iowa House …
State Government Jan. 28, 2014 6:50 pm4252d ago
A state environmental specialist cautioned lawmakers Tuesday against reading too much into the growing number of impaired waters in Iowa. …
State Government Jan. 28, 2014 1:52 pm4252d ago
State officials believe they are reaching their target for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, but say it may be …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2014 9:03 am4252d ago
Rep. Quentin Stanerson, R-Center Point, has announced he’ll seek re-election to a second term this fall. Stanerson was first elected …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2014 8:37 am4252d ago
Swati Dandekar of Marion, one of five candidates for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District, has reported …
State Government Jan. 27, 2014 5:56 pm4253d ago
Legislative Transportation Committee leaders who met with Gov. Terry Branstad said they had a “nice dialogue,” but didn’t reach agreement …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 24, 2014 12:25 pm4256d ago
It’s early, but T. Boone Pickens doesn’t see either of his fellow Texans being mentioned as 2016 presidential candidates as …
State Government Jan. 23, 2014 5:00 pm4257d ago
Whether or not state lawmakers raise the motor fuel tax Iowa this year, Iowa faces a fiscal cliff likely to …
Business News Jan. 23, 2014 2:45 pm4257d ago
Iowa Democratic lawmakers calling for a minimum wage hike are inviting Republicans to join the debate, but so far it’s …
Jan. 23, 2014 8:03 am4257d ago
The Iowa Lottery has no plans to get into online gaming this year, but at least one lawmaker thinks it …