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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 Apr. 16, 2012 2:00 pm4996d ago
DES MOINES – Negotiators for the Iowa House, Senate and governor are continuing efforts to narrow their differences on an …
State Government Apr. 16, 2012 10:30 am4996d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa legislators are likely to have one eye on the calendar and the other on their pocketbooks …
K-12 Education Apr. 13, 2012 3:08 pm4999d ago
The Iowa tourism industry’s pitch to push back the first day of school until late August found some takers in …
News Apr. 12, 2012 4:00 pm5000d ago
DES MOINES – The presidential campaign spilled over into an Iowa Senate debate on a $1.6 billion health and human …
News Apr. 11, 2012 6:10 pm5001d ago
DES MOINES – A day after the Iowa Senate approved expanding state tax credits for small-scale wind turbines, renewable energy …
News Apr. 11, 2012 4:00 pm5001d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa House Republicans scaled back their tax increment financing reforms, but opponents still called them job-killers. A …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 10, 2012 10:30 pm5002d ago
UPDATE: Citing “primary fatigue” and a need to unite Republicans, independents and disillusioned Democrats, Gov. Terry Branstad has “enthusiastically” endorsed …
News Apr. 10, 2012 7:20 pm5002d ago
DES MOINES – Families can pencil in a visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Great Lakes or any …
Government & Politics Apr. 10, 2012 9:55 am5002d ago
Immigration: America’s Mixed Message, the sixth lecture in a series presented by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County …
State Government Apr. 9, 2012 10:14 am5003d ago
Former State Rep. Ro Foege of Mount Vernon and the late DJ Arnold of Cedar Rapids will be inducted in …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 6, 2012 8:11 pm5006d ago
With a quarter of House Republicans who are seeking re-election facing primary challenges, the majority caucus is stuck between a …
State Government Apr. 5, 2012 7:10 pm5007d ago
The FBI and Iowa State Patrol are reviewing video shot in and around the Capitol as part of their investigation …
State Government Apr. 4, 2012 2:45 pm5008d ago
A sales tax rebate for a $38 million investment in a Field of Dreams baseball complex in northeast Iowa is …
News Apr. 3, 2012 10:00 pm5009d ago
DES MOINES – The chief of security at the Iowa Capitol is defending the handling of an incident that caused …
State Government Apr. 3, 2012 8:00 pm5009d ago
UPDATE: The Iowa House has approved a flood mitigation bill that would allow Cedar Rapids and other communities retain some …


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