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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
News Sep. 29, 2020 7:03 pm1814d ago
There’s a ‘good chance” he’ll vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Tuesday as he …
News Sep. 30, 2020 9:14 am1813d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, remains hopeful that Congress will approve another round of coronavirus relief that …
Government & Politics Sep. 28, 2020 11:20 pm1815d ago
Former Gov. Terry Branstad will return to Iowa on Oct. 5 – just in time for the start of early …
Government & Politics Sep. 23, 2020 8:21 pm1820d ago
It’s not the names on the ballot. The 2020 election is about health care and finishing the Obamacare ‘starter home” …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2023 3:21 pm953d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a ‘really outstanding jurist” whose work as …
Government & Politics Sep. 23, 2020 5:50 pm1820d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley is urging the U.S. Treasury to be more aggressive in pushing coronavirus relief funds into the economy …
Government & Politics Sep. 21, 2020 8:08 pm1822d ago
A proposed continuing resolution from U.S. House Democrats that excludes funding for farm assistance is drawing fire from the Iowa …
Government & Politics Sep. 21, 2020 7:01 pm1822d ago
DES MOINES – If U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell begins the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to full …
Government & Politics Sep. 21, 2020 3:26 pm1822d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As a congresswoman, state Rep. Ashley Hinson says her priorities would be issues that affect Iowa families, …
Government & Politics Sep. 18, 2020 8:00 am1825d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will replace her traditional Roast and Ride with motorcycle rides over two days in October to …
Government & Politics Sep. 17, 2020 7:25 pm1826d ago
Iowa supporters of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden Trump agree on the need for Congress to …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2020 10:23 pm1827d ago
A core message of U.S. Senate Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield has been that Republican incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst can’t be …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2020 6:29 pm1827d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – President Donald Trump has been receiving praise from farm state Republicans for his decision to deny the …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2020 6:30 pm1827d ago
Progressive groups are attacking Sen. Joni Ernst, accusing her ‘repeatedly lying” about her support for health care, especially protecting people …
Government & Politics Sep. 15, 2020 6:37 pm1828d ago
Theresa Greenfield is ‘hot under the collar” about remarks her opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, made two weeks ago …