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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 Jul. 2, 2019 2:42 pm2269d ago
ANAMOSA – A $4.6 billion supplemental appropriation will help federal agencies dealing with a humanitarian crisis at the southern border …
Community Jul. 2, 2019 8:30 am2269d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Joanna Schanz has no idea how many willow baskets she’s woven over the past half century. ‘No, …
News Jul. 2, 2019 12:57 am2270d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Joni Ernst has found there are major differences between her 10 years of holding office at …
Government & Politics Jul. 1, 2019 7:52 pm2270d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Following the first Democratic National Committee debates, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has picked up several endorsements …
Government & Politics Jun. 28, 2019 7:35 pm2273d ago
DES MOINES – Illinois is slated to become the 11th state to legalize marijuana when dispensaries begin offering products for …
Government & Politics Jun. 27, 2019 11:38 pm2274d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new state law restructuring Iowa’s 57-year-old judicial nominating procedure has …
Government & Politics Jun. 26, 2019 4:02 pm2275d ago
Democratic presidential candidates are making Republicans’ work to win reelection easy with their ‘fantasyland” proposals that would be devastating for …
Government & Politics Jun. 26, 2019 5:50 pm2275d ago
Democratic presidential candidates are making Republicans’ work to win reelection easy with their ‘fantasyland” proposals that would be devastating for …
News Jun. 22, 2019 12:08 am2280d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Reparations is a ‘pretty darned complicated issue,” said Sen. Joni Ernst, who thinks the congressional discussion about …
Education Jun. 21, 2019 9:00 am2280d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A new report on how states are emerging from the ‘lost decade” of missed economic and revenue …
News Jun. 20, 2019 7:48 pm2281d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Winning a rule change to allow the year-round sale of the E15 blend was a ‘tremendous boon” …
News Mar. 24, 2020 2:34 pm2003d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Winneshiek County farmer and businessman Thomas Hansen wants to go to Congress to protect the principles America …
Government & Politics Jun. 19, 2019 5:02 pm2282d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley once voted to cap congressional service and could do so again, but the seven-term Republican warns that …
Government & Politics Jun. 18, 2019 5:21 pm2283d ago
Democratic leaders in Iowa and New Hampshire don’t know who it will be, but they’re confident their 2020 Democratic presidential …
News Jun. 17, 2019 5:15 pm2284d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – First District U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer is continuing a fight to improve Medicare reimbursement rates for Iowa …