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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
K-12 Education Jun. 27, 2012 5:00 pm4924d ago
A plan for a one-year extension of the break college students get on Stafford Direct Loan interest payments is a …
News Jun. 27, 2012 8:10 am4924d ago
Iowa caucus winner Rick Santorum will be back in Iowa in July . Santorum, who won the first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses …
Iowa Caucuses Jun. 22, 2012 3:22 pm4929d ago
Days ahead of a Republican panel taking up recommendations to fix what went wrong with the party’s 2012 precinct caucuses, …
Nation and World Jun. 22, 2012 10:07 am4929d ago
An Eastern Iowa congressman is applauding the Senate’s approval of a measure to end taxpayer financing of national political conventions. …
K-12 Education Jun. 21, 2012 6:35 pm4930d ago
Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley is “extremely concerned” Congress will fail to meet a July 1 deadline to prevent interest on …
Iowa Caucuses Jun. 21, 2012 2:30 pm4930d ago
A panel of Iowa Republicans looking at how the party’s 2012 precinct caucuses went wrong is expected to recommend more …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 21, 2012 12:20 pm4930d ago
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has endorsed Ben Lange in Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District race. Lange, an Independence …
Government & Politics Jun. 20, 2012 9:15 pm4931d ago
If the Supreme Court is going to strike down any part of the health care reform legislation, then it would …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 18, 2012 3:10 pm4933d ago
A sweeping victory by backers of Ron Paul at the Republican Party of Iowa state convention over the weekend is …
News Jun. 17, 2012 2:00 pm4934d ago
Unity was the theme of the Republican Party of Iowa convention, but there were undercurrents of tension and takeover. “We …
Government & Politics Jun. 15, 2012 3:45 pm4936d ago
Reaction to President Obama’s move to protect some illegal immigrants from deportation fells along political fault lines. Democratic Sen. Tom …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 15, 2012 2:32 pm4936d ago
He didn’t say the Iowa economy is “doing fine,” but Sen. Tom Harkin thinks President Obama is not getting enough …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 14, 2012 2:00 pm4937d ago
Republicans continued their efforts to spin a Barack Obama gaffe into Mitt Romney gold Thursday, with Iowa businessmen calling the …
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 14, 2012 7:30 am4937d ago
Democrats seem to have little chance of regaining control of the U.S. House, according to political scientist who handicaps political …
K-12 Education Jun. 14, 2012 7:22 am4937d ago
The Iowa Department of Education will likely propose extended school time for some – but not all – school children …


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