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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 Nov. 6, 2013 11:57 am4335d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley wants Iowa to pick the next president, but the Iowa Republican hasn’t picked a candidate to back …
Government & Politics Nov. 5, 2013 2:35 pm4336d ago
Timberline Manufacturing doesn’t want to be in the health insurance business. However, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act is …
Nov. 4, 2013 4:37 pm4337d ago
State law doesn’t prohibit Iowans from packing heat when they head to the polls, but election officials are suggesting voters …
News Nov. 3, 2013 3:30 am4339d ago
MARION – Opposing visions for the future of Marion and concerns about city spending are providing the basis for a …
Nation and World Nov. 1, 2013 9:09 am4340d ago
Iowa congressmen remain optimistic an agreement can be negotiated before the end of the year on a new five-year farm …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 31, 2013 11:55 am4341d ago
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told Iowa Republicans last Friday night that the tea party’s partial shutdown of the federal government …
Oct. 31, 2013 10:54 am4341d ago
Gov. Rick Perry didn’t say whether he will run for president in 2016, but the Texas Republican apparently has given …
Government & Politics Oct. 30, 2013 5:27 pm4342d ago
Iowa’s largest public employee union is promising “old-fashioned shoe leather and old-fashioned knuckles on doors” to nominate and elect Rep. …
Oct. 30, 2013 2:10 pm4342d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley plans to “drive a hard bargain on behalf of the taxpaying public” in meetings of a new …
Government & Politics Oct. 30, 2013 11:35 am4342d ago
After questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Wednesday morning, 1 st District Rep. Bruce Braley called on her …
News Oct. 25, 2013 3:59 pm4347d ago
Off-road motorsports enthusiasts hope to regain the traction they had last spring for legislation to allow all-terrain vehicles on Iowa …
Government & Politics Oct. 25, 2013 2:25 pm4347d ago
Saying he’s in the business of unifying the Republican Party, tea party favorite Rep. King dismissed rumors that he’s recruiting …
Government & Politics Oct. 24, 2013 3:45 pm4348d ago
Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Wally Horn — the longest-serving member of the Legislature – doesn’t remember why the Iowa Senate …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 24, 2013 1:54 pm4348d ago
Sen. Ted Cruz’s 21-hour faux-filibuster and 16-day federal government shutdown may have been for naught, but the Texan likely will …
Government & Politics Oct. 23, 2013 5:23 pm4349d ago
You could argue that, like a lot of men, it was three little words that got Sen. Kent Sorenson in …