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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 Jun. 3, 2020 4:12 pm1932d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley defended peaceful protest, but is withholding judgment on legislation that would create uniform standards …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2020 6:00 am1932d ago
Continuing a fight she started as a member of the Iowa House, U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer is introducing legislation to …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2020 12:12 am1933d ago
Des Moines business woman Theresa Greenfield crushed three rivals Tuesday night for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, setting up a …
News Jun. 2, 2020 7:00 am1933d ago
In these ‘difficult and unusual times,” Iowa voters are going to turn to the Democratic Party for solutions to problems …
Government & Politics Jun. 1, 2020 8:00 am1934d ago
Republicans have had the majority in the Iowa House for 10 years, but they don’t plan to rest on their …
Government & Politics May. 29, 2020 8:15 pm1937d ago
A group of Iowa Democrats are telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to ‘cease and desist unwelcomed interferences” in their …
Government & Politics May. 29, 2020 6:43 pm1937d ago
Iowa will begin allocating $700 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help residents and businesses cope with the economic …
Government & Politics May. 28, 2020 5:59 pm1938d ago
Criticism of his efforts to hold President Donald Trump accountable for dismissing inspectors general is an inside-the- Beltway issue fueled …
Government & Politics May. 28, 2020 7:30 am1938d ago
More than two-thirds of Iowa households have responded to the 2020 United States census, but state leaders are urging Iowans …
Government & Politics May. 26, 2020 8:13 pm1940d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is being urged to reject changes proposed by the grocery industry that would deliver …
Government & Politics May. 26, 2020 7:23 pm1940d ago
Two Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to run in an open-seat election in Linn and Buchanan counties. Charlie McClintock …
News May. 26, 2020 8:00 am1940d ago
With first responders facing increased dangers because of the novel coronavirus, efforts are underway at the state and federal levels …
Government & Politics May. 25, 2020 8:30 am1941d ago
There aren’t many issues that Rep. Vicki Lensing and her June 2 primary election challenger Christina Bohannan don’t agree on. …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2020 11:15 am1943d ago
It hasn’t been the campaign any of them expected, but four candidates for the Iowa Democratic nomination for a U.S. …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2020 7:52 pm1943d ago
Less than two weeks before the June 2 primary election, President Donald Trump has weighed in on a Republican primary …