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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 May. 4, 2020 11:34 pm1962d ago
His name will remain on the ballot, but Cal Woods has dropped out of the race for the Democratic U.S. …
Education May. 4, 2020 3:52 pm1962d ago
It’s possible Iowa kids will be able to participate in summer school and activities as early as June, Gov. Kim …
Government & Politics May. 4, 2020 6:30 am1963d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ bid for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 2nd District has been endorsed by …
Government & Politics May. 3, 2020 7:10 pm1963d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democrats running for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination agreed that an assault weapons ban should be reinstated, …
Crime & Courts May. 1, 2020 7:00 am1966d ago
An Eastern Iowa lawmaker and firefighters are asking that first responders with COVID-19 be presumed to have contracted the coronavirus …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 8:09 pm1966d ago
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has been following health professionals’ advice on social distancing. ‘Five weeks at the farm at New …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 7:32 pm1966d ago
After working remotely – ‘very remotely, I might say” – from his Butler County farm for five weeks, U.S. Sen. …
Business News Apr. 30, 2020 8:00 am1966d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s not shaping up to be the year she anticipated, but Iowa’s economic development director is confident …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 7:30 am1966d ago
Iowa Democrats on Wednesday criticized Republicans for failing to provide needed aid to the ethanol industry that has been buffeted …
Government & Politics Apr. 29, 2020 7:30 am1967d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Requests for absentee ballots in Linn County are running ahead of the 2016 primary election and are …
Business News Apr. 28, 2020 5:20 pm1968d ago
As mayor, Steve Weipert usually loves to see the ‘summer people” arrive in Marquette. This year, the northeast Iowa native …
Government & Politics Apr. 28, 2020 8:30 am1968d ago
A northwest Iowa man is the first person to face a price-gouging lawsuit after the Iowa Attorney General’s Office received …
News Apr. 27, 2020 6:29 pm1969d ago
Over five weeks in March and April, Iowa tax revenues dropped 48 percent from the same period a year ago, …
News Apr. 27, 2020 2:59 pm1969d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Allison Feltes and Pat Fagan had a wedding guest list of more than 400 family, friends and …
Government & Politics Apr. 26, 2020 6:20 pm1970d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Democrats running for their party’s nomination for U.S. Senate alternated between touting their rural bona fides and …