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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. 24, 2018 7:09 pm2549d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Candidates for Iowa secretary of state are observing National Voter Registration Day with campus visits and mailers …
Government & Politics Mar. 7, 2023 12:34 pm925d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An annual report on mental illness and access to care gives Iowa high marks, ranking it sixth …
Government & Politics Sep. 23, 2018 8:27 pm2550d ago
IOWA CITY – Feb. 3, 2020, is closer than you think. The accolades to Iowa Democrats – past, present and …
Government & Politics Sep. 20, 2018 9:38 pm2553d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Polling over the past two days by the New York Times shows Democratic state Rep. Abby Finkenauer …
Government & Politics Sep. 22, 2018 6:24 pm2551d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – For more than a quarter century, James Carville’s ‘It’s the economy, stupid” campaign message has been widely …
Government & Politics Sep. 19, 2018 8:38 pm2554d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Rep. Rod Blum toured a Habitat for Humanity building site Wednesday where he heard concerns about …
Government & Politics Sep. 19, 2018 2:29 pm2554d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley celebrated his 85th birthday earlier this week with a 3-mile early morning run. Traditionally …
Government & Politics Sep. 19, 2018 2:08 pm2554d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley pledged to ‘do everything I can to encourage her to participate,” but has doubts …
Government & Politics Sep. 14, 2018 7:57 pm2559d ago
Tax records in Arizona show that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell received a homeowner tax credit there at the same …
Government & Politics Sep. 13, 2018 8:27 pm2560d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gov. Kim Reynolds toured a Manchester high school welding lab she hopes will be a model for …
Government & Politics Sep. 12, 2018 8:07 pm2561d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley raised the specter of impeachment if Democrats win control of the U.S. House this …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2018 8:27 pm2562d ago
Complaints from hundreds of Alliant Energy customers that bills have been higher this summer have to do with the hot …
Government & Politics Sep. 10, 2018 6:33 pm2563d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – State officials have high hopes for a bridging a skills gap in the Iowa workforce, aiming to …
Government & Politics Sep. 7, 2018 7:41 pm2566d ago
JOHNSTON – Two veterans of Iowa political campaigns agreed that both Gov. Kim Reynolds and her Democratic challenger, Fred Hubbell, …
Government & Politics Sep. 6, 2018 10:35 pm2567d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – There’s too much pessimism in farm country about the impact on commodity prices caused by differences with …