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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 Dec. 14, 2020 5:25 pm1738d ago
Iowa Senate Democrats are calling for a multimillion-dollar investment in supplemental food assistance for Iowans who have been affected by …
Government & Politics Dec. 14, 2020 4:52 pm1738d ago
A contract proposal offering no wage increase for two years is a ‘punch in the gut” to state employees, many …
Government & Politics Dec. 14, 2020 4:46 pm1738d ago
Although he is president pro tempore of the Senate and third in line of presidential succession, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, …
Government & Politics Dec. 11, 2020 5:08 pm1741d ago
Congresswoman-elect Ashley Hinson is ‘open” to changing the retirement age but says other steps must be taken to preserve Social …
Government & Politics Dec. 10, 2020 5:03 pm1742d ago
Tom Vilsack has a big job ahead of him, but leaders of Iowa groups representing agriculture welcome the former governor’s …
Government & Politics Dec. 10, 2020 8:35 am1742d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In her farewell to Congress, U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer paid tribute Wednesday to her family – despite …
Government & Politics Dec. 9, 2020 12:43 pm1743d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s not crazy about the price tag, but Sen. Chuck Grassley continues to call for a COVID-19 …
Business News Dec. 9, 2020 3:42 pm1743d ago
A new federal report on the economic and employment impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic suggests the experiences of Iowa …
Government & Politics Dec. 15, 2020 12:56 pm1737d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — One of Iowa’s largest business groups is joining Gov. Kim Reynolds’ efforts to persuade lawmakers to approve …
Government & Politics Dec. 4, 2020 9:11 pm1748d ago
President-elect Joe Biden’s call for 100 days of mask wearing ‘coincides” with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ message to Iowans to do …
Government & Politics Dec. 8, 2020 2:53 pm1744d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Whenever she has visited Washington, Ashley Hinson tried to see the city as a tourist. ‘We’ve gone …
Government & Politics Dec. 4, 2020 12:06 am1748d ago
South Dakota, which has the second highest rate of COVID-19 cases, is spending about $350,000 to wire its state legislative …
Government & Politics Dec. 2, 2020 3:24 pm1750d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling for an end to an ‘outrageous giveaway” to oil and gas companies by raising the …
Government & Politics Dec. 2, 2020 3:48 pm1750d ago
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would be more comfortable voting for a COVID-19 relief package in the $500 billion range, …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2020 6:44 pm1751d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley, who served with then-Sen. Joe Biden for nearly three decades, sees a possibility for advancing bipartisan legislation …