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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
Government & Politics Feb. 22, 2021 7:29 pm1668d ago
There is no ‘easy button” to press to redraw congressional and legislative election districts in a year that could prove …
Government & Politics Feb. 18, 2021 5:28 pm1672d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House has restarted the process of amending the Iowa Constitution to restore voting rights for …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 8:53 pm1673d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House on Wednesday approved two bills to increase access to health care, especially in rural …
Government & Politics Feb. 16, 2021 11:13 pm1673d ago
DES MOINES – As many times as she has recited it, Rep. Christina Bohannan still loves to say the Pledge …
Government & Politics Feb. 16, 2021 6:33 pm1674d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers are being encouraged to push forward legislation to address the needs of Iowa’s aging population and …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2021 2:21 pm1675d ago
DES MOINES – Rep. Dustin Hite says he usually knows where he stands on a bill after reading it. However, …
News Feb. 15, 2021 10:55 am1675d ago
Iowa’s once-a-decade legislative and congressional redistricting plan appears certain to be delayed because of U.S. Census Bureau holdups, but legislative …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 11, 2021 4:52 pm1679d ago
Iowa community health centers, which reach underserved and vulnerable populations, should be included in the Biden administration’s distribution of the …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 6:36 pm1680d ago
DES MOINES – The House approved a legislative package that aims to address a workforce shortage by increasing the access …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 4:28 pm1680d ago
DES MOINES – State Auditor Rob Sand and lawmakers are at odds over his proposal to change Iowa law to …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:51 pm1681d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa court system is asking the Legislature for $9 million investment in human capital largely to …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:43 pm1681d ago
DES MOINES – Advocates for a moratorium on factory farms warned that time is running out for Iowa, but conceded …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2021 9:54 pm1684d ago
DES MOINES – A legislative proposal to establish a statewide moratorium on so-called factory farms will be ‘dead on arrival,” …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2021 2:58 pm1685d ago
DES MOINES – Back in 2003, the United States launched war on Iraq, the Columbia space shuttle blew up, a …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2021 5:12 pm1686d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has some ‘educating” to do to get House Republicans on board her …