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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 Aug. 5, 2020 10:30 pm1869d ago
Compromise can’t be one-sided, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is accusing congressional Democrats are playing election-year politics with coronavirus …
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2020 5:48 pm1869d ago
Although they don’t always agree with her – particularly on her pandemic policies – Iowa voters give Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2020 6:29 pm1869d ago
In Iowa, Republican President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst are leading, but their races for re-election are within …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 11:03 pm1870d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer hopes to convince congressional leaders of the urgency of another coronavirus relief package …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 5:29 pm1870d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is looking forward to getting a sliver of the $9 billion …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 8:30 am1870d ago
A study conducted by the accounting firm KPMG of the fiscal risk and resiliency of each state in dealing with …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 11:04 pm1870d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa 1st U.S. House District Republican challenger Ashley Hinson is launching her first television ad of the …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 7:30 am1870d ago
From March 19 through July 30 for calendar years 2019 and 2020, net state tax revenue declined $350.4 million and …
Government & Politics Aug. 3, 2020 7:50 am1871d ago
After a gradual but steady decline in the use of food stamp benefits in Iowa over the past two years, …
Aug. 3, 2020 3:27 pm1871d ago
DES MOINES – Slightly more than two months before Iowans begin voting, polling shows the open-seat race in the U.S. …
Government & Politics Jul. 30, 2020 7:00 am1875d ago
On the heels of reports that parts of her policy statements and an opinion page essay were plagiarized content from …
Government & Politics Jul. 29, 2020 8:45 pm1876d ago
The American people are at war with COVID-19, and Sen. Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, doesn’t regret her support for …
Government & Politics Jul. 29, 2020 4:24 pm1876d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Disagreement over the continuation of a $600-a-week federal supplemental unemployment benefit is likely to be the biggest …
News Jul. 28, 2020 11:07 pm1877d ago
HIAWATHA – Second lady Karen Pence on Tuesday praised food bank efforts to fight hunger in Eastern Iowa, especially for …
Government & Politics Jul. 28, 2020 8:46 am1877d ago
State agencies in Iowa have spent about 60 percent of their federal coronavirus-related funds, with Iowa Workforce Development accounting for …