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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 Sep. 17, 2019 6:31 pm2192d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Joe Walsh thinks that many people who voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 are looking for …
Government & Politics Sep. 17, 2019 6:41 pm2192d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – After opting out of challenging GOP Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020, Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker has …
Community Sep. 19, 2019 3:52 pm2190d ago
UPDATE: The Walk to Defeat ALS in Cedar Rapids this Sunday has been moved to the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena …
Government & Politics Sep. 17, 2019 12:16 am2193d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court has recused himself from hearing a lawsuit challenging a …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2019 8:00 am2193d ago
Some Iowa Democratic Party elders are voicing displeasure over what they see as the Democratic National Committee’s heavy-handed attempts to …
Government & Politics Mar. 25, 2020 2:24 pm2002d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Former Vice President Joe Biden will return to Cedar Rapids on Sept. 20 for a town hall …
Government & Politics Sep. 14, 2019 10:00 am2195d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Being able to address voters’ priorities of climate change, education, health care and the ‘whole lineup of …
News Aug. 12, 2022 3:31 pm1132d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s a ‘sign of great progress” that 10 presidential hopefuls are participating in a forum specifically addressing …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2019 6:58 pm2198d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will have a town hall meeting in Iowa City Sept. 19. Warren will …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2019 3:47 pm2198d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris will host a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids and make appearances …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2019 7:59 pm2198d ago
Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is looking for a little help from his friends. The Republican wondered Wednesday where they …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2019 4:36 pm2198d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a Des Moines attorney’s complaint that Gov. …
Government & Politics Sep. 10, 2019 3:51 pm2199d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – On the heels of opening field offices in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful …
News Sep. 9, 2019 11:00 am2200d ago
They stop short of saying it’s make-or-break for them in the Iowa caucuses, but a pair of Midwestern Democrats is …
News Sep. 9, 2019 3:38 pm2200d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Attracted by promises of job creation, infrastructure projects and expanded trade opportunities, more than one-third of American …