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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 Oct. 14, 2020 8:00 am1799d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – To mark Theresa Greenfield’s status as what Sen. Joni Ernst’s campaign says is the largest beneficiary of …
Government & Politics Oct. 12, 2020 8:30 am1801d ago
The generation that led change on college campuses, in social life, the workplace and definitely in politics is poised to …
News Oct. 12, 2020 8:00 am1801d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although it might affect her re-election effort, it will be ‘business as usual” for Sen. Joni Ernst, …
News Oct. 11, 2020 7:18 pm1802d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2020 election is about more than just who they’re voting for, according to motorcycle riders who …
Government & Politics Oct. 9, 2020 9:15 am1804d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Theresa Greenfield, who announced Thursday that her campaign raised more money in three months than any U.S. …
News Oct. 8, 2020 10:57 am1805d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has landed the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Iowa’s …
Government & Politics Oct. 7, 2020 5:30 pm1806d ago
Rep. Abby Finkenauer hopes President Donald Trump is serious about taking up pandemic relief ahead of the Nov. 3 election …
Government & Politics Oct. 6, 2020 7:50 pm1807d ago
MARION – Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sees no long-term impact on the presidency or the presidential campaign from President Donald …
Government & Politics Oct. 5, 2020 7:33 pm1808d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In a scene played out across Iowa, voters were waiting in line Monday morning outside a Linn …
Government & Politics Oct. 5, 2020 11:00 am1808d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – For 40 years, Tom Harkin represented Iowans in Congress – 10 in the U.S. House and 30 …
Government & Politics Oct. 2, 2020 11:25 am1811d ago
A new poll in Iowa’s 1st District shows the race for the U.S. House seat in a dead heat. The …
Government & Politics Oct. 2, 2020 7:42 pm1811d ago
Law students and faculty for the University of Iowa and Drake University have told Iowa’s U.S. senators they are ‘strongly …
Government & Politics Oct. 1, 2020 8:38 pm1812d ago
Military veterans are calling on Democratic U.S. candidate Theresa Greenfield to take down a television ad they say demeans Sen. …
Government & Politics Sep. 30, 2020 5:42 pm1813d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democrats’ concerns that confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court could spell the end of …
Government & Politics Sep. 30, 2020 3:09 pm1813d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday rejected the grocery industry’s petition for a ruling that supporters of Iowa’s …