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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 Nov. 10, 2020 6:31 pm1772d ago
University of Iowa College of Law Dean Kevin Washburn has been tapped by President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team to head …
Government & Politics Nov. 9, 2020 4:25 pm1773d ago
Bringing COVID-19 under control and keeping the focus on health care and public education will be priorities for Iowa House …
Government & Politics Nov. 7, 2020 6:36 pm1775d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – David Chung is among the handful of Iowans who will cast another vote for President Donald Trump. …
Government & Politics Nov. 7, 2020 10:50 am1775d ago
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2020 7:47 pm1778d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The blue tide that swept Iowa Democrats into Congress two years ago went out Tuesday – taking …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2020 7:37 pm1778d ago
U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer offered her congratulations and concession to Republican challenger state Rep. Ashley Hinson on Wednesday, but promised …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2020 12:38 pm1778d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It was a challenging campaign, Ashley Hinson said about her Iowa 1st District U.S. House race that …
Government & Politics Nov. 2, 2020 6:59 pm1780d ago
The old saw that ‘your vote matters” may sound cliché, but this year it may be even more true in …
Government & Politics Nov. 2, 2020 2:24 pm1780d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The old saw that ‘your vote matters” may sound cliché, but this year it may be more …
Opinion Nov. 2, 2020 8:30 am1780d ago
Twenty-nine days of voting in Iowa come to an end Tuesday. But like the Chinese proverb that tells us a …
News Nov. 2, 2020 7:30 am1780d ago
It’s unlikely to come as a surprise to anyone with a landline phone that Iowa is among the six states …
Government & Politics Oct. 31, 2020 9:06 pm1782d ago
MARION – When she was running in the Iowa Democratic caucuses earlier this year, Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar talked …
Government & Politics May. 6, 2022 1:29 pm1230d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The coronavirus pandemic earlier this year forced a change of plans to Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual motorcycle …
Government & Politics Oct. 28, 2020 9:42 pm1785d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Of course she wants everyone to have access to health care, state Rep. Ashley Hinson said Wednesday …
Government & Politics Oct. 28, 2020 6:21 pm1785d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley still expects Congress to approve another round of pandemic relief, but when that happens …