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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 Dec. 20, 2019 5:00 am2099d ago
John Norris, a leading voice in Iowa progressive agriculture and politics, has endorsed Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the …
News Dec. 19, 2019 5:00 am2100d ago
There was little change among the top tier in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination over the past …
News Dec. 18, 2019 5:45 pm2100d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Democrats’ caucuses are branching out. The Iowa Democratic Party has approved 99 satellite caucus locations …
Government & Politics Dec. 18, 2019 5:24 pm2100d ago
Despite the Democratic-controlled House being ‘laser-focused on the divisive impeachment process,” Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa believes members of Congress …
Government & Politics Dec. 18, 2019 9:06 pm2100d ago
A new poll on Iowa’s U.S. Senate race finds that Sen. Joni Ernst leads her Democratic Party-backed challenger by 6 …
Government & Politics Dec. 17, 2019 11:18 pm2101d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa 1st District Democrat Rep. Abby Finkenauer will support two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump …
Community Dec. 17, 2019 9:30 am2102d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sherita Jenkins loves working with volunteers. ‘They’re jewels,” she says about the volunteers she works with at …
Government & Politics Dec. 16, 2019 10:55 pm2102d ago
IOWA CITY – In town for his Aunt Betsy’s 100th birthday party, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer called for …
Government & Politics Dec. 14, 2019 8:16 pm2104d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Khizr Khan, a Gold Star father who gained international fame when he offered to lend his copy …
Government & Politics Dec. 13, 2019 10:29 am2106d ago
Saying he has the ability to unite the nation and be a president ‘our children can look up to again,” …
Government & Politics Dec. 12, 2019 6:26 pm2106d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Democratic campaign committee is launching a ‘significant” digital ad buy touting Iowa 1st District Rep. Abby …
Government & Politics Dec. 12, 2019 6:30 am2107d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A day after House Democrats announced they had reached agreement with the White House on a North …
Government & Politics Dec. 11, 2019 8:07 pm2107d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As America experiences the greatest economic transformation in its history, it’s up to Iowa to make sure …
Government & Politics Dec. 11, 2019 7:30 am2108d ago
A bipartisan panel of Iowa legislators will get a head start on an issue left over from their 2019 session …
Government & Politics Dec. 10, 2019 8:00 am2109d ago
GRINNELL — It might be easy to dismiss John Delaney as another big city, East Coast politician, but the former …