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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
News Jul. 25, 2013 6:00 pm4439d ago
OELWEIN – Gov. Terry Branstad invoked President Harry Truman while responding to questions about the impact of his vetoes of …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 25, 2013 10:39 am4439d ago
There will be fewer of them and they’re not likely to attract the media attention their major political party counterparts …
News Jul. 24, 2013 5:17 pm4440d ago
There will be fewer of them and they’re not likely to attract the media attention their major political party counterparts …
Government & Politics Jul. 24, 2013 2:45 pm4440d ago
It’s not the “aha moment,” but state investigators are pursuing new leads in the case of a $7.5 million Hot …
Government & Politics Jul. 23, 2013 2:03 pm4441d ago
Mount Vernon Democrat Kristi Keast has announced she will run again in Iowa House 95. That sets up a rematch …
News Jul. 23, 2013 1:30 pm4441d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – For Democrat Swati Dandekar, her Iowa First District campaign is about jobs and the economy, education and the …
Jul. 22, 2013 12:53 pm4442d ago
A plurality of Iowa voters supports a 2009 Iowa Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on same-sex marriage and …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 22, 2013 11:48 am4442d ago
UPDATE: In the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin in 2014, U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is viewed more …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 19, 2013 3:12 pm4445d ago
UPDATE: Enough, already, seems to be Iowa voters’ message for Gov. Terry Branstad. They like him — 51 to 33 …
News Aug. 9, 2021 1:22 pm1502d ago
[Editor’s note: One in a series of stories on flood protection, a topic that The Gazette considers a content priority …
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 11, 2013 9:32 am4453d ago
He may be ignorant, “but not willfully so,” Sen. Tom Harkin joked this morning when questioned about his criticism of …
Government & Politics Jul. 10, 2013 5:04 pm4454d ago
Dave O’Brien wants to go to Congress to rebuild the middle class, rebuild America and “bring reason and logic back …
Business News Jul. 10, 2013 3:32 pm4454d ago
A plan in the U.S. House to separate farm policy from food stamps to get a farm bill passed may …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 9, 2013 11:54 am4455d ago
Despite a history of retaining its elected leaders for decades, even generations, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Tyler Olson believes Iowans …
Jul. 9, 2013 7:00 am4456d ago
Bottom line, Tyler Olson’s campaign for governor will be about offering voters a fresh vision and perspective of Iowa’s potential. …