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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
Local Government Jun. 30, 2009 1:15 pm5917d ago
Iowa has let projects using about three-quarters of the $348 million the state has received in federal stimulus funds for …
Local Government Jun. 29, 2009 3:29 pm5918d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Seven of the first eight projects funded by the state job creation and infrastructure rebuilding program are …
Local Government Jun. 29, 2009 1:26 pm5918d ago
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana, will headline a number of Cedar Rapids-area events Friday. Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn said …
Sports Apr. 2, 2014 6:36 pm4180d ago
For several summers now, I’ve spent 3 or 4 weekends traveling to USATF & AAU Track meets, as well as …
Local Government Jun. 26, 2009 3:13 pm5921d ago
Citing rising health insurance costs and the growing number of Americans without coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius …
Local Government Jun. 26, 2009 11:44 am5921d ago
The 2010 Iowa gubernatorial campaign has made an early summer stop at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom with Gov. Chet Culver …
Local Government Jun. 26, 2009 11:32 am5921d ago
A Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful is challenging Sen. Chuck Grassley to break the deadlock over health care reform by agreeing …
Local Government Jun. 24, 2009 4:27 pm5923d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Gov. Terry Branstad sees a “wide open” race for the Republican nomination for governor and predicted …
Local Government Jun. 24, 2009 3:25 pm5923d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Terry Branstad, who weathered state budget crunches during the farm crisis of the 1980s, doesn’t think Gov. …
Local Government Jun. 19, 2009 4:10 pm5928d ago
CORALVILLE – Gov. Chet Culver was on the defensive again Friday, defending his handling of Iowa’s response to a national …
Local Government Jun. 17, 2009 4:43 pm5930d ago
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will have meetings in 12 counties June 30 to July 3 during the congressional recess. …
Local Government Jun. 17, 2009 2:02 pm5930d ago
The good news is that Georgia isn’t using federal stimulus funds to lure away an Iowa company. It’s still open …
Local Government Jun. 16, 2009 4:35 pm5931d ago
It appears likely all the money in the state of Iowa’s wallet and all of its “overdraft protection” may not …
Local Government Jun. 12, 2009 7:07 pm5935d ago
NORTH LIBERTY – Health care – and Sen. Chuck Grassley’s opposition to a universal health care plan with a public …
Local Government Jun. 12, 2009 2:33 pm5935d ago
It worked so well on Tax Day, organizers of protests against government taxing and spending policies will host another round …