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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 Oct. 21, 2019 12:12 am2159d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – With six presidential hopefuls and five U.S. Senate candidates on the program, there was no denying that …
Government & Politics Oct. 19, 2019 2:17 am2161d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Joni Ernst believes Iowa needs a ‘strong and powerful voice” in the U.S. Senate. Sometimes, the …
Government & Politics Oct. 18, 2019 7:20 pm2161d ago
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has landed the endorsement of two Eastern Iowa legislators. State Sen. Liz Mathis, …
Government & Politics Oct. 17, 2019 11:00 am2162d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s U.S. Senate candidates raised more than $4 million for their campaigns during the past three months. …
Government & Politics Oct. 16, 2019 4:07 pm2163d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Marion Republican who is seeking her party’s nomination in Iowa’s U.S. House …
Government & Politics Oct. 15, 2019 6:45 pm2164d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A trio of longtime Iowa Democratic leaders who have decades of experience in the first-in-the-nation caucuses criticized …
Government & Politics Oct. 15, 2019 4:59 pm2164d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former teacher plans to run against an incumbent for a northeast Iowa Senate seat. Pam Egli …
News Oct. 15, 2019 8:30 am2164d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It started out as a couple of guys getting together to ride their bikes for exercise. Now, …
Government & Politics Oct. 14, 2019 7:13 pm2165d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – They agreed on one thing: They were engaging in democracy. ‘This is what democracy is all about,” …
Government & Politics Oct. 14, 2019 6:13 pm2165d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Michael Franken introduces himself as a principled, pragmatic, progressive Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate …
Government & Politics Oct. 14, 2019 12:27 am2166d ago
Johnson County is arguably – and proudly – the most Democratic county in the state. According to the Secretary of …
News Oct. 11, 2019 11:00 am2168d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker readily admits his back was against the wall as the latest campaign …
Government & Politics Oct. 11, 2019 7:30 am2169d ago
State Auditor Rob Sand will host meetings in five Eastern Iowa communities next week to discuss the work of his …
Government & Politics Oct. 11, 2019 7:00 am2169d ago
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is airing a television ad calling for action to combat climate …
Government & Politics Oct. 10, 2019 6:02 pm2169d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota will kick off her three-day ‘For All of America” bus tour …